A new record of an ant – like Salticid Spider, Myrmarachne kiboschensis Lassert, 1925 from Manipur, India

An ant-like Salticid spider, Myrmarachne kiboschensis Lassert, 1925 was first recorded from Manipur, Indi

Rare Sighting of Ogre faced Spider Dinopis Goalparaensis, Araneae: Dinopidae, in the Banana Agro ecosystem of Vadodara, Gujarat

Volume: 100Start Page: 160End Page: 16

Taxonomic change of two species in the genus Haploclastus Simon 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

The genus Haploclastus is represented by eight species in India. In this paper, we synonymise Haploclastus robustus Pocock, 1900 with H. validus Pocock, 1899. H. himalayensis Tikader, 1977 is transferred to the genus Chilobrachys based on a generic character, the presence of enlarged paddle setae on prolateral side of maxillae. We provide additional information on morphometry and photographs of the palp and stridulatory setae that are lacking in the original description

New genus with two new species of the Family Nemesiidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

The new genus, Damarchilus gen. nov., is proposed with descriptions of two new species, Damarchilus nigricus sp. nov. and Damarchilus rufus sp. nov., from northeast India. External characters for the new genus and new species are examined and illustrated. In addition, the natural history of the species is provided

Occurrence of Spiders Triaeris Manii and Triaeris Poonaensis, Family Oonopidae, in a Banana Agroecosystem in Vadodara, Gujarat

Volume: 99Start Page: 352End Page: 35

Two new species of the genus Diplothele (Araneae, Barychelidae) from Orissa, India with notes on D. walshi

Volume: 37Start Page: 178End Page: 18

New species of Trachelas (Araneae: Trachelidae) from Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Western Himalaya, India

The genus Trachelas is well reported around the world with 86 valid species known so far, of which, only two species have been reported from India. In this article, we describe a new species Trachelas chamoli sp. nov from Uttarakhand, India

Three new species of tube-dwelling spider genus Ariadna Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Segestriidae) from India

Siliwal, Manju, Yadav, Archana, Kumar, Dolly (2017): Three new species of tube-dwelling spider genus Ariadna Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Segestriidae) from India. Zootaxa 4362 (3): 433-441, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4362.3.

Variations in the Web of Two Related Species of Spiders Gasteracantha Unguifera Simon and Gasteracantha Hasseltii C.l. Koch

Volume: 99Start Page: 355End Page: 35

Natural history of the trapdoor spider Idiops joida Gupta et al 2013 (Araneae: Idiopidae) from the Western Ghats in India

AbstractWe studied the habitat preferences and burrow characteristics of trapdoor spiders, Idiops joida Gupta et al 2013, within Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and nearby reserve forests of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, Western Ghats, India, from January 2010 to April 2010. We sampled 293 plots using 5 m2 quadrats, randomly placed in six habitat types at four localities. Spiders showed patchy distribution throughout the study area. The density of I. joida was highest in uncanopied habitats having sparse vegetation or bare grounds. Steep slopes were strongly preferred by spiders. Burrow characteristics of I. joida, such as burrow diameter, depth, and lid thickness, were independent of habitat type