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Steatoda nobilis (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South America: a new alien species for Chile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2016

Andrés Taucare-Ríos ,
Daniela Mardones  and
Álvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso
Andrés Taucare-Ríos
Affiliation:
Programa de Doctorado en Ecología y Biología Evolutiva, Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Santiago, Chile Centro de Investigación en Medio Ambiente (CENIMA), Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121, Iquique, Chile
Daniela Mardones
Affiliation:
Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario s/n, Concepción, Chile
Álvaro Zúñiga-Reinoso*
Affiliation:
Programa de Doctorado en Ecología y Biología Evolutiva, Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Santiago, Chile
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: alzure@gmail.com).
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Abstract

The arrival and establishment of the spider Steatoda nobilis (Thorell) (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Chile is reported. This record is the first for this alien species in the Southern Hemisphere. A brief diagnosis to recognise the species is provided and the possible ways of entry of this spider to Chile are discussed.

Type
Biodiversity & Evolution – NOTE
Information
The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 148 , Issue 4 , August 2016 , pp. 479 - 481
Copyright
© Entomological Society of Canada 2016 

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Subject editor: Justin Schmidt

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