Diversidad de tres familias de aranas tejedoras (araneae: araneidae, tetragnathidae, theridiidae) en cafetales del soconusco, chiapas, mexico

摘要

The species diversity of three spiders families, Araneidae, Tetragnathidae and Theridiidae, was studied in coffee plantations at the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico (between 430 and 990 m of altitude). Less than 10/100 of the 11, 461 specimens collected were adults. A total of 87 species from 36 genera were recorded, the most diverse family was Theridiidae (42 species from 14 genera), followed by the Araneidae (34 species from 16 genera), and the Tetragnathidae (11 species from 6 genera).