Life in the Salt Edge: A New Spider Genus Record for Türkiye, Devade Simon, 1885 (Araneae, Argyronetidae) Tuzcul Yaşam: Örümcek Cinsi Devade Simon, 1885’in Türkiye'den İlk Kaydı (Araneae, Argyronetidae)
Commagene Journal of Biology, vol.10, no.1, pp.91-97, 2026 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 10 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.31594/commagene.1870820
- Journal Name: Commagene Journal of Biology
- Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.91-97
- Keywords: Araneae, Central Anatolia, Devade indistincta, fauna, new record
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The spider genus Devade Simon, 1885 and its type species Devade indistincta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) are reported in Türkiye for the first time. Specimens were collected by hand under stones at Lake Meke (Konya Province, Central Anatolia). The locality is characterized by volcanic-based, sandy soft soil with sparse shrubbery and scattered grasses surrounding the saline lake. Detailed figures are provided to illustrate the habitus and the male palpal organs of the species. The known distribution records are mapped and habitat photographs are given.