Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida
Date of this Version
4-28-2023
Citation
Edwards GB, Relish K. 2023. A preliminary report on non-insect arthropods (Arachnida, Diplopoda) at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Insecta Mundi 0986: 1–5.
Abstract
Use of a combination of a novel pitfall trap setup and Lindgren funnel traps at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park resulted in the collection of few specimens due to a higher than normal ground water level. Despite this, some unusual specimens of Arachnida and Diplopoda were found, including the second known record of Mysmena incredula Gertsch and Davis, 1936 (Araneae: Mysmenidae) in Florida.
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (FSPSP) is an 80,000+ acre preserve approximately 20 miles long by 5 miles wide in Collier County, Florida, receiving on average about 60 inches (1524 mm) of rain per year during May to October. It is largely a seasonally flooded depression in the underlying limestone, with elevations varying from
No list of spiders or other arthropods has previously existed for FSPSP. Due to interest by the authors in documenting the species of spiders occurring in the state, and interest by park personnel in documenting the flora and fauna in the park, a cooperative agreement was developed by which certain unique and generally non-public areas of FSPSP could be surveyed by two trapping methods - Lindgren funnel and a novel PVC pitfall trap similar to that used for mole cricket sampling.
Comments
Published on April 28, 2023 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/
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