Inventario rápido de las arañas (Arachnida: Araneae) del refugio de vida silvestre El Cañón del río Gurabo, República Dominicana

Abstract

The results of an inventory of the spiders from El cañón del río Gurabo wildlife refuge, Dominican Republic are presented. A total of 73 species, 64 genera and 32 families are registered from this protected area. The known distribution of Yabisi guaba Rheims et Brescovit, 2004 (Hersiilidae), a rare endemic species, is extended. The distribution of the endemic species Antillena sp. and Pozonia sp., as well as the exotic invasive species Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775), is commented. The following 16 endemic species are considered as conservation targets for this refuge: Anasaitis elegantissima (Simon, 1888), Anelosimus fraternus Bryant, 1948, Antillena sp., Ariadna sp., Bolostromus sp., Cyrtopholis sp., Hentzia mandibularis (Bryant, 1943), Jollas crassus (Bryant, 1943), Modisimus cuadro Huber et Fischer, 2010, Modisimus sp., Odo sp., Pozonia sp., Selenops sp., Trichopelma sp., Truncattus sp., Yabisi guaba Rheims et Brescovit, 2004.