First records of Emblyna brevidens (Kulczyñski, 1897) (Araneae: Dictynidae) in Poland

The very rare spider species Emblyna brevidens (Kulczyñski, 1897) is known from only few sites in Europe. This article reports on the first sites of this species in Poland, found in the mid-eastern part of the country, in the Polesie National Park, during studies carried out between 1995 and 1998. Six mature females were caught in willow-birch thickets and on a flooded meadow. Available data from the Park and from other European sites suggest that the species is probably associated with marshy or moist areas of medium or high fertility with a well-developed herb layer and shrub layer.