Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830)

Bosmans, Robert, Cardoso, Pedro & Crespo, Luis Carlos, 2010, A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) 2473, Zootaxa 2473 (1), pp. 1-67 : 32

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10537835
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scientific name	Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830)
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Description: Wiehle (1956: 331, figs 545–550), van Helsdingen (1970: 9, figs 1–8), Roberts (1987: 164, fig. 86b), Bosmans (2006a: 145, figs 65–68).

Previous records: Aveiro: Anadia ( Franganillo Balboa 1920). Coimbra: Coimbra ( Bertkau 1893; Bacelar 1928). Évora: Reguengos de Monsaraz, Herdade do Esporão ( Nobre & Meierrose 2000). Leiria: Mira ( Bacelar 1940; van Helsdingen 1970). Porto: Penafiel, São Mamede de Recezinhos ( Simon 1898). Setúbal: Arrábida NP, Vale da Rasca ( Cardoso et al. 2008a).

New records: Aveiro: Oliveira de Azeméis (CBM); Ovar, Esmoriz (CBM). Beja: Serpa, Pulo do Lobo , 1 female, marshy area along Rio Guadiana , 23.V.2007 (CRB). Coimbra: Paúl de Arzila NR, 4 females, 15.III– 24.V.2006 (CLC). Faro: Vila Real de Santo António , Monte Gordo, 1 female, 5.IV.1971 (CJFM). Santarém: Paúl do Boquilobo NR, Torres Novas, montado, 4 males 31 females, 6.II–2.V.2002 (CPC). Setúbal: Alcácer do Sal, Sta. Catarina, in herbs bordering rice fields, 1 male 2 females, 25.V.2007 (CRB) .

Distribution: Palearctic.

Habitat type: In open, wet habitats with dense vegetation.

Phenology: In Portugal collected from January to May.

References

Bacelar, A. (1928) Aracnideos portugueses III (Catalog sistematico dos Aracnidios e Portugal citados por diversos autores (1831 - 1926). Bulletin da Sociedade Portuguesa de Sciencias Naturais, 10, 169 - 203.

Bacelar, A. (1940) Aracnideos portugueses VI (continuacao do inventario dos Aracnidios). Bulletin da Sociedade Portuguesa de Sciencias Naturais, 13, 99 - 110.

Bertkau, Ph. (1893) Lista devida ao Dr. Bertkau etc. in Viera L. Nova lista de especies de Aranhas de Portugal. Instituto, 40, 617 - 618, 924 - 926.

Bosmans, R. (2006 a) Contribution to the knowledge of the Linyphiidae of the Maghreb. Part XI. Miscellaneous Linyphiid genera and additions (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae). Bulletin de la Societe Royal Belge d'Entomologie, 141, 125 - 161.

Cardoso, P., Gaspar, C., Pereira, L. C., Silva, I., Henriques, S. S., Silva, R. R. & Sousa, P. (2008 a) Assessing spider species richness and composition in Mediterranean cork oak forests. Acta Oecologica, 33, 114 - 127.

Franganillo Balboa, P. (1920) Contribution a l'etude des arachnides du Portugal. Bulletin de la Societe Portugaise des Sciences Naturelles, 8, 138 - 144.

Helsdingen, P. J. van (1970) A reclassification of the species of Linyphia based on the functioning of the genitalia (Araneida, Linyphiidae), II. Zoologische Verhandelingen, Rijksmuseum voor Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden, 111, 1 - 86.

Nobre, T. & Meierrose, C. (2000) The species composition, within-plant distribution, and possible predatory role of spiders (Araneae) in a vineyard in southern Portugal. In: Gajdos, P. & Pekar, S. (eds) Proceedings of the 18 th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Ekologia, 19, 193 - 200.

Roberts, M. J. (1987) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: Linyphiidae and check list. Harley Books, Colchester, England.

Simon, E. (1898) Sur quelques Arachnides du Portugal appartenant au Musee de Zoologie de l'Academie Polytechnique de Porto. Annales de Sciencias Naturales, 5, 92 - 102.

Wiehle, H. (1956) Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea (Araneae). 28. Familie Linyphiidae-Baldachinspinnen. Tierwelt Deutschlands, 44, i - viii, 1 - 337.