Identificación y abundancia de arañas (Araneae) en los cultivos de cítricos valencianos

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[EN] To determine and quantify the species of spiders in citrus crops of Valencia, samples
\nwere collected in the field fortnightly between July, 1999 and December 2000. Five areas,
\nCarlet, Cheste, Godella, Quartell and Riola, and two orchards per area were selected. The
\nsampling was crried out with a engine powered suction machine applied to the leaves of
\nthe tree canopy. Overall, 7031 spiders were identified, included in 19 families and
\n53 species. The number of species identified per orchard ranges from 23 to 43, and the
\nnumber of spiders ranges fro1n 365 to 1,320. The composition of the spider community in
\nfamilies and guilds remained rather stable in all the orchards. The proportion of adults
\nwas usually very low, less than 8%. The families Salticidae, with 36,7% of all spiders
\nidentified (most of them belonging to the species Icius hamatus) and Theridiidae with
\n27, 7%, stand out as the most abundants. Other species that c

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