Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia

Authors

  • Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya
  • Suriyanti Su Center for Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Badiozaman Sulaiman Department of Zoology, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Madihah Halim Faculty of Agroscience, University College of Agroscience Malaysia
  • Nur-Syahirah Mamat Center for Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Farah Nadiah Rosli Center for Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Faszly Rahim Islamic Science Institute, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5994/jei.16.3.129

Keywords:

Araneae, distribution, diurnal, diversity, guild structure

Abstract

Diversity of spider groups have received less research attention and there are limited published references for spiders from Peninsular Malaysia. The current survey was conducted to locate and identify foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) at five different sites in Peninsular Malaysia. Spider specimens were collected using manual search and sweep-netting between September 2012 and November 2012. A total of 92 morpho-species from 65 genera that belong to 15 families have been successfully recorded and identified. The greatest proportion of specimens captured (40%) were Foliage-runners (Clubionidae, Miturgidae, Oxyopidae, Pisauridae, Salticidae, Scytodidae, Thomisidae), followed by orb-weavers (Araniedae, Nephilidae, Tetragnathidae, Uloboridae) (36.5%), space-weavers (Pholcidae, Psechridae Theridiidae) (21.5%) and ground-dwellers (Sparassidae) (2.0%). Cluster analysis has revealed that the same habitat types share a more similar diversity composition compared to different habitat types, which indicates that spider assemblage composition was partly co-dependent on vegetation structure. However, no significant difference in spider assemblage composition was found between all the five sites which follows that these diurnal group of spiders are actually adaptable to various habitat types.

Author Biographies

Dzulhelmi Muhammad Nasir, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya

Institute of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy PhD

Farah Nadiah Rosli, Center for Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Environmental Science and Natural Resources Department, Postgraduate.

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Published

2020-01-31

How to Cite

Muhammad Nasir, D., Su, S., Sulaiman, B., Halim, M., Mamat, N.-S., Rosli, F. N., & Rahim, F. (2020). Field survey of foliage-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 16(3), 129. https://doi.org/10.5994/jei.16.3.129

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