New records of the alien invasive tropical tent-web spider, Cyrtophora Citrinola (forsskål, 1775) (araneidae) in central Cuba

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Tomás M. Rodríguez-Cabrera
Rolando Teruel

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The tropical tent-web spider, Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775) (Araneidae), is an invasive alien species in the New World. It was first reported in eastern Cuba in 2003. Since then, it has colonized most part of the country in less than two decades. However, some areas have remained free of this species. Herein we present the first records of this species for Villa Clara Province and other localities in central Cuba. Also, we discuss its current status at some previously reported localities in eastern Cuba.

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New records of the alien invasive tropical tent-web spider, Cyrtophora Citrinola (forsskål, 1775) (araneidae) in central Cuba. (2020). Poeyana, 510, 79-84. https://www.revistasgeotech.com/index.php/poey/article/view/354

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