Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) Author Crespo, Luis C. Author Boieiro, Mario Author Cardoso, Pedro Author Aguiar, Carlos A. S. Author Amorim, Isabel R. Author Barrinha, Carla Author Borges, Paulo A. V. Author Menezes, Dilia Author Pereira, Fernando Author Rego, Carla Author Ribeiro, Servio Author Silva, Israel F. Author Serrano, Artur R. M. text Biodiversity Data Journal 2014 2 1051 1051 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1051 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1051 1314-2828-2-1051 Rugathodes madeirensis Wunderlich, 1987 Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 3; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Faja da Nogueira - Pte. Roquete ; verbatimElevation: 1074; decimalLatitude: 32.7391 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9156 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 2 females ; Location: locationID: 4; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Faja da Nogueira - Mtdo. do Leacoque ; verbatimElevation: 630; decimalLatitude: 32.7415 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9161 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 8; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Faja da Nogueira - Til Gigante ; verbatimElevation: 841; decimalLatitude: 32.7457 ; decimalLongitude: -16.915 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 9; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Queimadas ; verbatimElevation: 841; decimalLatitude: 32.7873 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9047 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 male ; Location: locationID: 10; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Pico das Pedras ; verbatimElevation: 883; decimalLatitude: 32.7841 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9055 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 male ; Location: locationID: 11; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Achada do Teixeira ; verbatimElevation: 1211; decimalLatitude: 32.7733 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9081 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 12; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Achada do Teixeira ; verbatimElevation: 1103; decimalLatitude: 32.7762 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9022 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 12; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Achada do Teixeira ; verbatimElevation: 1103; decimalLatitude: 32.7762 ; decimalLongitude: -16.9022 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 13; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Ribeiro Frio - Viveiro ; verbatimElevation: 906; decimalLatitude: 32.7354 ; decimalLongitude: -16.8864 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 17; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Porto Moniz; locality: Chao da Ribeira ; verbatimElevation: 519; decimalLatitude: 32.7933 ; decimalLongitude: -17.1122 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 3 females ; Location: locationID: 22; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Santana; locality: Ribeiro Bonito - Ribeiro ; verbatimElevation: 560; decimalLatitude: 32.7985 ; decimalLongitude: -16.936 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 2 females ; Location: locationID: 24; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Porto Moniz; locality: Fanal - Levada dos Cedros ; verbatimElevation: 820; decimalLatitude: 32.8259 ; decimalLongitude: -17.158 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 28; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Porto Moniz; locality: Fanal ; verbatimElevation: 1134; decimalLatitude: 32.8062 ; decimalLongitude: -17.1409 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall Type status: Other material . Occurrence: sex: 1 female ; Location: locationID: 29; higherGeography: Macaronesia; continent: Europe; waterBody: Atlantic Ocean; islandGroup: Madeira archipelago; island: Madeira; country: Portugal ; countryCode: PT; stateProvince: Madeira; county: Sao Vicente; locality: Ginjas ; verbatimElevation: 869; decimalLatitude: 32.7758 ; decimalLongitude: -17.0534 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Event: samplingProtocol: Direct sampling Ecological interactions Native status SIE Distribution Madeira island (Fig. 5a) Notes This species has been found mostly in Laurisilva. Its occurence outside the largest areas of native forest may be explained by the existence of small, secluded micro-habitats composed of native flora, which might serve as ecological islands for forest species.