C. M. Kosemen - Arachnid Observations

C. M. Kosemen

Artist and Researcher

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Arachnid observations

This is a collection of all arachnids (spiders, scorpions and related groups) I have spotted. Each observation is supported with date, location and species ID information. Gender is also indicated whenever possible. When a species ID was not possible, family or genus information was provided instead. Many observations await proper identification. The observations are listed by date, from more recent to older as one descends, because arachnids are ubiquitous.

Click here to access my iNaturalist account, which also contains the observations listed on this page.

List of identified genera and species:

Araneae
- Agelena orientalis
- Agelena labyrinthica
- Anyphaena
- Ballus chalybeius
- Clubiona
- Cheiracanthium
- Cyclosa
- Cyrtocarenum cunicularium
- Cyrtophora citricola
- Dysdera cf. crocata
- Evarcha jucunda
- Haplodrassus
- Heliophanus
- Hogna radiata
- Icius hamatus
- Loxosceles rufescens
- Maimuna vestita
- Metellina segmentata
- Parasteatoda tepidariorum
- Pellenes
- Philaeus chrysops
- Philodromus rufus
- Pholcus phalangioides
- Pisaura mirabilis
- Plexippus paykulli
- Porrhoclubiona
- Pseudeuophrys vafra
- Saitis tauricus
- Salticus
- Segestria florentina
- Synema globosum
- Uloborus walckenaerius
- Tibellus macellus
- Zelotes
- Zoropsis lutea
- Zygiella cf. x-notata

Opiliones
- Dicranopalpus ramosus
- Metaplatybunus
- Phalangium

Scorpiones
- Euscorpius italicus

Thanks for ID assistance:
Mara Abate
Matteo Bizzarro
Bastian Drolshagen
Tea Francis
Gökhan Gündüz
Tim L. Heller
Simeon Indzhov
Robert Rozwałka
Antonio Keating
Kadir Boğaç Kunt
Nickos Opsimoulis
Анатолий Озерной
Christos Zeimbekis

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Icius hamatus
Ulus - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
1 May 2020

Saitis tauricus ♂
Ulus - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
17 March 2020

Evarcha jucunda
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban environment.
8 March 2020

Pisaura mirabilis
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban environment.
7 March 2020

Pseudeuophrys vafra
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban environment.
5 March 2020

Salticus sp.
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban environment.
4 March 2020

Porrhoclubiona sp.
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On urban light fixture.
26 February 2020

Maimuna vestita ♀
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On urban light fixture.
26 February 2020

Maimuna vestita ♂
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On the prowl near urban light fixture.
26 February 2020

Segestria florentina
Koşuyolu - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On old wall, digits poking out of funnel-nest.
26 February 2020

Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* Feeding on prey item on urban light fixture.
16 February 2020

Porrhoclubiona sp. ♂
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On old cemetery wall.
30 January 2020

Maimuna vestita
Ulus - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* Dormant near bank window.
19 January 2020

Philodromus sp.
Ulus - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On urban balcony.
7 December 2019

Anyphaena sp.
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On urban light fixture, note prey item nearby.
25 September 2019

Pholcus phalangioides ♂
Üsküdar - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
24 September 2019

Zoropsis lutea
Üsküdar - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
8 September 2019

Cheiracanthium sp. ♂
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* On urban light fixture, note prey item nearby.
24 May 2019

Zelotes sp.
Gayrettepe - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In roadside culvert.
28 April 2019

Euscorpius italicus
Etiler - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In urban garden.
28 April 2019

Uloborus walckenaerius
Etiler - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In urban garden.
28 April 2019

Agelena labyrinthica (Juvenile)
Gayrettepe - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In untended garden in urban neighbourhood.
27 April 2019

Synema globosum
Etiler - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In unattended urban garden with honeybee prey.
27 April 2019

Heliophanus sp.
Gayrettepe - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In untended garden in urban neighbourhood.
27 April 2019

Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Gayrettepe - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In dense urban environment.
26 April 2019

Cyrtophora citricola (Juvenile)
Bodrum - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* On the wall of seaside hotel - the first arachnid spot of the year.
1 January 2019

Salticidae sp.
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In domestic setting, spotted while feeding.
28 June 2017

Plexippus sp. ♀
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
6 June 2017

Plexippus paykulli ♂
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
6 June 2017

Agelena orientalis
Mumcular - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* Under rock in web nest with a conspesific.
5 June 2017

Agelena orientalis ♂
Mumcular - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* Under rock in web nest with a conspesific.
5 June 2017

Plexippus sp. ♀
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In domestic setting.
5 June 2017

Hogna radiata
Karanlık - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* On Mediterranean scrubland.
4 June 2017

Cyclosa sp.
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* Found on small orb-web in garden.
3 June 2017

Plexippus paykulli ♂
Çıralı (Olympos) - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* In toilet of beachside restaurant.
16 May 2015

Pellenes sp.
Arif (Arykanda) - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* Near historic ruins.
16 May 2015

Philaeus chrysops ♂
Arif (Arykanda) - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* Near historic ruins.
16 May 2015

Philaeus chrysops ♀
Mt. Tahtalı - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* Found on hillside grass patch.
15 May 2015

Cyrtocarenum cunicularium
Maçka - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In old cemetery, abdomen eaten by centipede when found.
28 April 2015

Metaplatybunus sp.
Çıralı (Olympos) - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* Near historic ruins.
2 January 2015

Haplodrassus sp.
Çıralı (Olympos) - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* On sandy ground near seaside.
2 January 2015

Zoropsis lutea
Çıralı (Olympos) - ANTALYA / TURKEY
* Found in motel room, captured, kept and released.
1 January 2015

Ballus chalybeius
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In apartment building.
4 June 2015

Icius hamatus
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In old Jewish cemetery.
5 April 2014

Pisaura mirabilis
Ortaköy - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In old Jewish cemetery.
5 April 2014

Tibellus macellus
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In summer home.
21 July 2012

Dysdera cf. crocata
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban park.
31 December 2010

Salticidae sp.
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In tangerine garden, spotted while feeding.
1 July 2010

Loxosceles rufescens
Kemerburgaz - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban setting.
23 May 2010

Philodromus rufus
Treviso - TREVISO / ITALY
* In suburban setting.
23 March 2010

Zygiella cf. x-notata
Treviso - TREVISO / ITALY
* Found in suburban environment.
23 March 2010

Segestria florentina
Bitez - MUĞLA / TURKEY
* In suburban setting.
17 May 2009

Metellina segmentata
Deptford - LONDON / UNITED KINGDOM
* In urban setting.
03 December 2008

Dicranopalpus ramosus
Deptford - LONDON / UNITED KINGDOM
* In urban setting.
05 October 2008

Clubiona sp. ♂
Bağlarbaşı - ISTANBUL / TURKEY
* In suburban environment.
7 May 2008

Phalangium sp.
Göreme - NEVŞEHİR / TURKEY
* On farmland.
13 April 2008

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