Дополнение к фауне пауков Центральной Лесостепи

Abstract

Spiders were collected by the Barber traps in May-October 1962-1964 in the Voro- nezh environs. 11 biotopes were examined with 165 samples taken of 110 spider species Tound in the collections, 7 species proved to be new for the fauna of the Voronezh Region 59complement the authors' previous lists of spiders for theCentralForestSteppe (Pichka, 1965, 1974; Skufyin, 1968),5 species-Aprolagus beatus (O. P.-C), Bolyphantes cf. crucifer ( M e n g e ) , Leptyphantes Flavipes( B l a c k w . ) , Macrargus carpenteri (Cambr.). Pelecopsis radicicola(L. K.)- mentioned first for the USSR territory. Distribution of all the spider speciesregistered in the herpetobium according to the biotopes studied is presented . It is found out that the herpetobium of each plant community is characterized by a definite set of spider species. Efficiency of the Barber traps and the necessity or their application in collecting active mesofauna are marked.