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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Araneae

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An Updated Checklist Of The Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) Of Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, C. Renn Tumlison, Paula E. Cushing, Peggy R. Dorris Jan 2021

An Updated Checklist Of The Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) Of Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, C. Renn Tumlison, Paula E. Cushing, Peggy R. Dorris

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

A total of 510 species of spiders representing 43 families and 215 genera are herein reported from Arkansas. The most diverse families of state spiders were Salticidae (64 species), Lycosidae (59 species), Araneidae (55 species), and Gnaphosidae (54 species). Twelve families had only a single representative species in the state. Additional taxa will surely be added to the checklist with future taxonomic studies incorporating molecular analyses and additional collecting. This updated checklist is intended to be of use to arachnologists, researchers, naturalists, professional biologists, and managers in determining the biodiversity for Arkansas. We have worked to insure that the taxonomy …


Observations Of Undescribed Diel Activity In The Wolf Spider Rabidosa Rabida Show Cathemeral Behavior, Ryan Stork, Payton Smith, Steve Cooper Jan 2020

Observations Of Undescribed Diel Activity In The Wolf Spider Rabidosa Rabida Show Cathemeral Behavior, Ryan Stork, Payton Smith, Steve Cooper

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

This note provides a first clear description of diel timing of some important behaviors in the ecologically important wolf spider, Rabidosa rabida.