Checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the State of Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract :

A checklist of spiders from the state of Tamil Nadu based on published records, World Spider Catalogue(2016) and collections of the Records of Zoological Survey of India has been presented.  Till date 226 species are recorded from this state, representing 33 families and 120 genera. Spider diversity in Salticids was dominated followed by Araneids, Lycosids, Thomisids and Sparassids


Keyword :

Checklist, Arachnida, Araneae, spiders, Tamil Nadu


Author(s) : Karthikeyani, R., Caleb, J.T.D, Gajbe, U. A., Muthuchelian, K.
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Published Issue : 2017 Vol. 12 Number 1


2017 Vol. 12 Number 1