Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia

<p>Diversity of spider groups have received less research attention and there are limited published references for spiders from Peninsular Malaysia. The current survey was conducted to locate and identify foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) at five different sites in Peninsular Malay...

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Autores principales: Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir, Suriyanti Su, Badiozaman Sulaiman, Madihah Halim, Nur-Syahirah Mamat, Farah Nadiah Rosli, Faszly Rahim
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:27c6848759c14c0a9021f552f63b2f3e2021-12-02T11:46:17ZField survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia1829-77222089-025710.5994/jei.16.3.129https://doaj.org/article/27c6848759c14c0a9021f552f63b2f3e2020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jurnal.pei-pusat.org/index.php/jei/article/view/513https://doaj.org/toc/1829-7722https://doaj.org/toc/2089-0257<p>Diversity of spider groups have received less research attention and there are limited published references for spiders from Peninsular Malaysia. The current survey was conducted to locate and identify foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) at five different sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Spider specimens were collected using manual search and sweep-netting between September 2012 and November 2012. A total of 92 morpho-species from 65 genera that belong to 15 families have been successfully recorded and identified. The greatest proportion of specimens captured (40%) were Foliage-runners (Clubionidae, Miturgidae, Oxyopidae, Pisauridae, Salticidae, Scytodidae, Thomisidae), followed by orb-weavers (Araniedae, Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae, Uloboridae) (36.5%), space-weavers (Pholcidae, Psechridae Theridiidae) (21.5%) and ground-dwellers (Sparassidae) (2.0%). Cluster analysis has revealed that the same habitat types share a more similar diversity composition compared to different habitat types, which indicates that spider assemblage composition was partly co-dependent on vegetation structure. However, no significant difference in spider assemblage composition was found between all the five sites which follows that these diurnal group of spiders are actually adaptable to various habitat types.</p>Dzulhelmi Muhammad NasirSuriyanti SuBadiozaman SulaimanMadihah HalimNur-Syahirah MamatFarah Nadiah RosliFaszly RahimThe Entomological Society of Indonesiaarticlearaneaedistributiondiurnaldiversityguild structureZoologyQL1-991ENIDJurnal Entomologi Indonesia, Vol 16, Iss 3 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
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topic araneae
distribution
diurnal
diversity
guild structure
Zoology
QL1-991
spellingShingle araneae
distribution
diurnal
diversity
guild structure
Zoology
QL1-991
Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir
Suriyanti Su
Badiozaman Sulaiman
Madihah Halim
Nur-Syahirah Mamat
Farah Nadiah Rosli
Faszly Rahim
Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia
description <p>Diversity of spider groups have received less research attention and there are limited published references for spiders from Peninsular Malaysia. The current survey was conducted to locate and identify foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) at five different sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Spider specimens were collected using manual search and sweep-netting between September 2012 and November 2012. A total of 92 morpho-species from 65 genera that belong to 15 families have been successfully recorded and identified. The greatest proportion of specimens captured (40%) were Foliage-runners (Clubionidae, Miturgidae, Oxyopidae, Pisauridae, Salticidae, Scytodidae, Thomisidae), followed by orb-weavers (Araniedae, Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae, Uloboridae) (36.5%), space-weavers (Pholcidae, Psechridae Theridiidae) (21.5%) and ground-dwellers (Sparassidae) (2.0%). Cluster analysis has revealed that the same habitat types share a more similar diversity composition compared to different habitat types, which indicates that spider assemblage composition was partly co-dependent on vegetation structure. However, no significant difference in spider assemblage composition was found between all the five sites which follows that these diurnal group of spiders are actually adaptable to various habitat types.</p>
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author Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir
Suriyanti Su
Badiozaman Sulaiman
Madihah Halim
Nur-Syahirah Mamat
Farah Nadiah Rosli
Faszly Rahim
author_facet Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir
Suriyanti Su
Badiozaman Sulaiman
Madihah Halim
Nur-Syahirah Mamat
Farah Nadiah Rosli
Faszly Rahim
author_sort Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir
title Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (arachnida, araneae) in peninsular malaysia
publisher The Entomological Society of Indonesia
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/27c6848759c14c0a9021f552f63b2f3e
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