First record of the orb-weaving spider Araneus tubabdominus Zhu & Zhang, 1993 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India

Authors

  • Souvik Sen Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7149-5376
  • John T.D. Caleb Division of Biodiversity, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600034, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9471-9467
  • Shelley Acharya Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700053, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7651.13.12.19864-19866

Keywords:

Araneus, China, distribution, Kerala, new record, taxonomy

Abstract

The Chinese species Araneus tubabdominus Zhu & Zhang, 1993 is recorded for the first time from India. A detailed redescription and illustrations of the female are provided along with a distributional map of the species. 

References

Caleb, J.T.D. & P.M. Sankaran (2021). Araneae of India. Version 2021 (accessed on 03 September 2021).

Song, D.X., M.S. Zhu & J. Chen (1999). The spiders of China. Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, Shijiazhuang, 640pp.

Yin, C.M., J.F. Wang, M.S. Zhu, L.P. Xie, X.J. Peng & Y.H. Bao (1997). Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae. Science Press, Beijing, 460pp.

Zhu, M.S. & Y.Q. Zhang (1993). Records of some spiders of the family Araneidae from Guangxi (Arachnida: Araneae). Journal of the Guangxi Agricultural College 12: 36–43.

World Spider Catalog (2021). World Spider Catalog, Version 22.5, Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (accessed on 03 September 2021).

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26-10-2021 — Updated on 26-10-2021

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Vol. 13 No. 12 (2021)

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