Inventario de las arañas (Arachnida: Araneae) de la reserva florística manejada La Silla de Romano, Camagüey, Cuba

Abstract

A rapid inventory of spiders was conducted in the Reserva Florística Manejada La Silla de Romano, Camagüey, Cuba. In this protected area, 52 species belonging to 42 genera of 25 families were recorded. The only Ctenizidae found in Cuba, Ummidia nidulans (Fabricius, 1787), is recorded for the first time from the area and the Camagüey province. The known distribution of the invasive exotic species Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775) is commented. The following eight Cuban endemic species with restricted distribution and high habitat requirements are considered as conservation targets in the protected area: Corythalia squamata Bryant, 1940, Camillina rogeri Alayón, 1993, Odo sp., Modisimus sp., Neon nigriceps Bryant, 1940, Phormictopus sp., Trichopelma sp. and Ummidia nidulans; the loss of their natural habitats is the main threat to these species. Five recommendations are proposed to protect and study the conservation targets selected.