Spiders are recorded as indigenous natural enemies of tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis spp.), which is one of the major economically important pests of cashew. Consecutive survey for three years revealed occurrence of 117 species of spiders belonging to 18 families viz., Araneidae, Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Gnaphosidae, Hersilidae, Linyphiidae, Lycosidae, Miturgidae, Nephilidae, Oxyopidae, Pholcidae...

A new approach to maximize data recovery from siderite-hosted fossils is presented. Late Carboniferous trigonotarbids (Arachnida: Trigonotarbida) from Coseley, UK, were chosen to assess the potential of high-resolution X-ray micro-tomography (XMT). Three-dimensional computer reconstruction visualizes the animals at 20 microm or better resolution, resolving subtle and previously unseen details. ...

The present study mainly focused on the diversity of spider fauna in agro-ecosystem Mahabubnagar district during Kharif and Rabi seasons 2020-21. sampling was collected at monthly intervals by different methods (in situ counts, net sweeping, pitfall traps litter sampling). A total 30 species were identified which, Araneidae family is represented 8 belonging to four genera followed Salticidae (5...