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Minosia Dalmas, 1921’nın Türkiye'den İlk Kaydı (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 133 - 136, 18.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1658524

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Minosia simeonica Levy, 1995, Şanlıurfa ilinden çukur tuzak yöntemiyle toplanan erkek ve dişi örneklere dayanarak, Türkiye örümcek faunası için yeni bir kayıt olarak rapor edilmektedir. Bu kayıt, Minosia Dalmas, 1921 cinsinin Türkiye’deki ilk keşfini temsil etmektedir. Türün erkek ve dişi bireylerinin genel görünümleri, kopulasyon organlarının fotoğrafları ve ayrıntılı morfolojik tanısı yapılmıştır. Ayrıca, türün Türkiye’deki dağılımı haritalandırılmıştır.

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma için etik kurul onayı gerekmemektedir.

References

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First Record of Minosia Dalmas, 1921 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in Türkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 133 - 136, 18.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1658524

Abstract

: In this study, Minosia simeonica Levy, 1995 (Gnaphosidae) is reported as a new record for the spider fauna of Türkiye, based on male and female specimens collected using pitfall traps from Şanlıurfa province. This represents the first record of the genus Minosia Dalmas, 1921 in the country. A detailed description, including characteristic features with photographs of the general appearance and copulatory organs, is provided. Additionally, the distribution of the species within Türkiye is mapped.

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval is not required for this study.

References

  • Al-Khazali, A.M. (2024). New species and records of ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Iraq. Ecologica Montenegrina, 77, 12-23. http://doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.77.2
  • Danışman, T., Kunt, K.B., Özkütük, R.S. & Coşar, İ. (2025). The Checklist of the Spiders of Turkey. Version 2024. Retrieved from: http://www.spidersofturkey.info
  • Demir, H. & Seyyar, O. (2017). Annotated checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 12(2), 433-469
  • Levy, G. (1995). Revision of the spider subfamily Gnaphosinae in Israel (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Journal of Natural History, 29(4), 919-981. http://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770351
  • Lissner, J., Bosmans, R. & Hernández-Corral, J. (2016). Description of a new ground spider from Majorca, Spain, with the establishment of a new genus Chatzakia n. gen. (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Arachnology, 17(3), 142-146. http://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2006.17.3.142
  • Nekhaeva, A.A., Kim, L.V. & Yeszhanov, A.B. (2024). New data on the spider fauna (Arachnida: Aranei) of the East Kyzylkum Desert, Kazakhstan. Arthropoda Selecta, 33(3), 391-405.
  • Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Gloor, D., Hänggi, A. & Kropf, C. (2025). Spiders of Europe. Version 02.2025. Retrieved from: https://www.araneae.nmbe.ch
  • Sadeghi, H., Ahmadi, M., Zamani, A. & Jabaleh, I. (2016). A study on the spider fauna of Dargaz and Kalat Counties in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran (Arachnida: Araneae). Biharean Biologist, 10(1), 4-7.
  • Shorthouse, D.P. (2010). SimpleMappr, an online tool to produce publication-quality point maps. Retrieved from: https://www.simplemappr.net
  • World Spider Catalog (2025). World Spider Catalog. Version 26. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved from: http://wsc.nmbe.ch
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Primary Language English
Subjects Animal Systematics and Taxonomy
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

İlhan Coşar 0009-0003-2750-4874

Rahşen Saltanat Kaya 0000-0002-3769-9105

Ersen Aydın Yağmur 0000-0002-0396-3975

Submission Date March 15, 2025
Acceptance Date May 15, 2025
Early Pub Date August 5, 2025
Publication Date December 18, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 9 Issue: 2

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APA Coşar, İ., Kaya, R. S., & Yağmur, E. A. (2025). First Record of Minosia Dalmas, 1921 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in Türkiye. Commagene Journal of Biology, 9(2), 133-136. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1658524