Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861)

Saadi, Amina, Bakhouche, Badis, Djemadi, Imad, Beladjal, Lynda & Kherbouche-Abrous, Ourida, 2024, Taxonomy of Linyphiidae (Arthropoda, Araneae) in Théniet El Had National Park with new records for Algeria, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 125331-e 125331 : e125331-

Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 2; sex: 1 male, 1 female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EBBAC5FB-5049-5307-9DD7-8356669D968F; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1456 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 18 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 20 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 1; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Badis Bakhouche; individualCount: 2; sex: 2 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: C8BD1983-B76B-5122-A3C5-008D4EDA4193; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1456 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 18 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 20 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: hand collecting; year: 2019; month: 4; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Badis Bakhouche; individualCount: 3; sex: 3 females; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 8342A36F-7C79-5E16-83CE-E159FF4758B7; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1448 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 30 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 11 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: hand collecting; year: 2019; month: 4; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 984C114F-23FD-5690-AE6A-013741B65516; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1448 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 30 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 11 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 4; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 9C1C7574-92A4-51A3-9270-6F05EAD2EA43; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1448 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 30 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 11 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 5; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 2; sex: 2 females; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 1D9FBB4C-1FC6-5474-B1BA-F1D48E815FAD; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1456 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 18 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 20 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 5; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: E4421A00-36C8-5004-9E6C-780F4CC11420; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1456 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 18 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 20 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 10; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 4; sex: 4 females; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 5F605DBD-196D-5FAA-8E9C-B9C048CAD1A5; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1470 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 52 ’ 00 ’’ N, 01 ° 58 ’ 07 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 10; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 3; sex: 3 females; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 130C4E3E-BB8B-53BD-9DA0-B19BCBDCD247; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1470 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 52 ’ 00 ’’ N, 01 ° 58 ’ 07 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 11; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 8A316D79-DA8E-549A-BB31-36074A17472B; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1456 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 18 ’’ N, 01 ° 59 ’ 20 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 11; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EC70908B-5DFC-58B7-B0CE-E10C9CA062C4; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1474 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 58 ’’ N, 01 ° 58 ’ 06 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 11; day: 1-15

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 1; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 6A36716B-6A82-5C98-8B9D-48CB6EC04656; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1474 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 51 ’ 58 ’’ N, 01 ° 58 ’ 06 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 12; day: 16-31

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Amina Saadi; individualCount: 3; sex: 3 females; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 376C7A01-2129-58BD-8CBC-D670774B0F81; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1470 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 52 ’ 00 ’’ N, 01 ° 58 ’ 07 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: pitfall traps; year: 2019; month: 12; day: 16-31

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Badis Bakhouche; individualCount: 2; sex: 1 male, 1 females; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 8A2E7989-C9C5-5794-A1B4-8E6B61B394A9; Taxon: scientificNameID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010894; scientificName: Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) ; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Arachnida; order: Araneae ; family: Linyphiidae ; genus: Improphantes ; taxonRank: species; taxonomicStatus: accepted; Location: higherGeography: North Africa; continent: Africa; country: Algeria; countryCode: DZ; municipality: Theniet El Had; verbatimElevation: 1470 m; verbatimCoordinateSystem: 35 ° 52 ’ 00 ’’ N, 01 ° 58 ’ 07 ’’ E; Identification: identifiedBy: Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous; Event: samplingProtocol: hand collecting; year: 2019; month: 12; day: 16-31

Distribution

Algerian distribution: The north part of the country ( Bosmans 2006 a, Bouseksou et al. 2015, Touchi et al. 2018).

Global distribution: Europe, North Africa ( World Spider Catalog 2024).