Chelicerata: Araneae/Acari I

From the Back Cover The uncorrected reprint of this volume, originally published in 2006, makes this publication, popular among experts, available again. Chelicerata are a basically terrestrial group of invertebrates, including many clades whose representatives have never found an evolutionary way to aquatic live. An exception is made by the spiders, which include, apart from the famous Argyroneta aquatica, a considerable number of hygrophilous species, and by the highly diverse aquatic mites which in inland water habitats are represented by members of numerous different clades having evolved an aquatic or amphibious lifestyle along various evolutionary pathways. For the first time in limnofaunistic bibliography, the present taxonomic knowledge about these different groups of invertebrates is brought together in an overview for the Central-European fauna.This first volume includes taxonomic keys and ecological information concerning hygrophilous and aquatic spiders, a general introduction to mites, and the treatment of three mite groups generally known from terrestrial habitats (Acaridida, Oribatida, terrestrial Parasitengona). Furthermore, the freshwater-dwelling representatives of the originally marine Halacaridae are treated, and the species-rich true freshwater mites (Hydrachnidia) are represented in a general introduction. Out of the latter group, detailed taxonomic treatment and determination keys are presented for members of the superfamilies Stygothrombioidea, Hydrovolzioidea, Eylaoidea, and Hydrachnoidea.Two further volumes include the remaining four superfamilies of Hydrachnidia. The chelicerata volumes of this series are a basic tool for all limnologists interested in diversity and ecology - in particular for biologists investigating the ecotones between ground- and surface water, between benthos and plankton, and between water and land. The editor Reinhard Gerecke is free lance zoologist and lecturer at the institute of Evolution and Ecology at the university of Tübingen. Product Description Chelicerata are a basically terrestrial group of invertebrates, including many clades whose representatives have never found an evolutionary way to aquatic live. An exception is made by the spiders, which include a considerable number of hygrophilous species, and by the highly diverse aquatic mites which in inland water habitats are represented by members of numerous different clades having evolved an aquatic or amphibious lifestyle. For the first time the present taxonomic knowledge about these different groups of invertebrates is brought together in an overview for the Central-European fauna. This volume includes taxonomic keys and ecological information concerning hygrophilous and aquatic spiders, a general introduction to mites, and the treatment of three mite groups generally known from terrestrial habitats. Also, the freshwater-dwelling representatives of the originally marine Halacaridae are treated, and the species-rich true freshwater mites (Hydrachnidia) are represented in a general overview. About the Author Dr. Ilse Bartsch Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, c/o DESY Notkestr. 85 D - 22607 Hamburg, Germany - Dr. Kees Davids (+) Vakgroep Aquatische Oecologie Universiteit van Amsterdam Kruislaan 320 NL - 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ralf Deichsel Laboratory for Soil Zoology & Ecology Grunewaldstr. 34 D - 12165 Berlin, Germany - Dr. Antonio Di Sabatino Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali Università dell'Aquila Via Vetoio 20, I - 67100 L'Aquila, Italy - Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Gabrys Department of Biology Institute of Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences University of Zielona Góra Monte Cassino 21B PL - 65-561 Zielona Góra, Poland - Dr. Reinhard Gerecke Biesingerstr. 11 D - 72070 Tübingen, Germany CBiol MIBiol FLS - Terence Gledhill Freshwater Biological Association Windermere Laboratory The Ferry House, Far Sawrey GB - Ambleside Cumbria, LA 22 OLP, United Kingdom - Dr. Peter Jäger Forschungsin