Exclusion of tourist species from assemblages in ecological studies: a methodological approach using spiders

Ecological Processes

Table 2 HTS in the studied area, Eastern Chaco District, Argentina

HTS	Primary habitat	Ad + J	Ad
Foliage (8)
“Dendryphantes” aff. mordax	Grassland	•
Jollas sp.	Grassland	•	•
Maeota dorsalis	Grassland	•	•
Pachomius areteguazu	Grassland	•
Pseudofluda capandegui	Grassland	•
Tartamura adfectuosa	Grassland	•	•
Zygoballus sp.n	Grassland	•
Semiopyla cathaphracta	Grassland	•
Leaf litter (11)
Ailluticus aff. rotundus	Grassland	•
Akela ruricola	Grassland	•
Chira gouneillei	Foliage	•
Chira spinosa	Foliage	•	•
“Coryphasia” sp.n	Foliage	•	•
Frigga quintensis	Foliage	•
Jollas sp.	Grassland	•	•
Philira micans	Foliage	•	•
Pseudofluda palachiyaxa	Grassland	•
Scopocira histrio	Foliage	•
Pachomius rubrogastrus	Grassland	•
Grassland (2)
Chira gouneillei	Foliage	•
Chira spinosa	Foliage	•	•

Ad adults, J juveniles, HTS habitat-tourist species, primary habitat: a term used by Barlow et al. (2010) and can be understood as habitat where the species are expected to be resident (sensu Archer 2003 and Eggleton et al. 2021), quoted words indicate that the species should be included in another genus