Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Gujarat University Campus, Ahmedabad, India with additional description of Eilica tikaderi (Platnick, 1976)

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Dhruv A. Prajapati
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4500-9434
Krunal R. Patel
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7974-4752
Sandeep B. Munjpara
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-8410
Shiva S. Chettiar
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5096-1665
Devendrasinh D. Jhala
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2621-7342

Abstract

We report a checklist of spiders based on a survey made from August 2013 to July 2014 in Gujarat University Campus, an urban area located in the middle of Ahmadabad City, Gujarat State. A total of 77 species of spiders belonging to 53 genera and 20 families of spiders were recorded from the study area represented by 31.74% of the total 63 families reported from India. Salticidae was found to be the most dominant family with 18 species from 14 genera. Guild structure analysis revealed six feeding guilds, namely stalkers, orb-web builders, space-web builders, ambushers, foliage hunters and ground runners. Stalkers and orb-web builders were the most dominant feeding guilds representing 28.58% and 20.78% respectively among all studied guilds. Species Eilica tikaderi (Platnick, 1976) is reported for the first time from Gujarat with additional description and detailed genitalic illustrations.

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Devendrasinh D. Jhala, Department of Zoology, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380009, India.

Assistant professor, Department of Zoology, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad-380009

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