First record of Galeodes indicus Pocock, 1900 (Arachnida: Solifugae: Galeodidae) from Rajasthan, India

Authors

  • Ruquaeya Bano Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidyanagar, Sector-29, P.C.N.T. Post Rawet Road, Near Akurdi Railway Station, Akurdi, Pune, Maharashtra 411044, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3502-0389
  • Sharmila Roy Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 330363, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-0706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2655.8.3.8623-8625

Keywords:

Camel spider, Galeodes indicus, Lasiurus sindicus, pitfall, Solifugae.

Abstract

During a regular survey to collect soil arthropods in Lasiurus sindicus Henrard grassland by pitfall methods at Chandan Village near Jaisalmer City, Rajasthan, we found a dead specimen of Galeodes indicus in a sample.  Galeodes indicus (Pocock, 1900) has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana but so far was unknown to Rajasthan, India.  In this communication, we report Galeodes indicus from Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India.

 

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26-03-2016

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016)

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