Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Indian spiders of the Genus Ordgarius (Araneae: Araneidae)

Thumar R. H. , Dholakia A. H. , Ade P. P.

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 The common orb-weaver spider of the family Araneidae is a large family comprising more than 169 genera and 3098 species occurring worldwide (WBC NMB , 16.5 , 2015 ) among them 28 genera and 163 species are found in India ( ISC , 2015 ). Genus Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886 is known from India to Japan and Indonesia, as far as India is concern 03 species were reported (ISC, 2015). Present paper deals with the specimens collected from Agroecosystem of Agriculture University, Navsari, Gujarat-India. Specimens were collected during both summer and rainy seasons from Banana and Papaya crops. This paper describes the species from genus Ordgarius, along with rediscription and diagnostic characters.

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Thumar R. H., Dholakia A. H., Ade P.P. Indian spiders of the Genus Ordgarius (Araneae: Araneidae) Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 | September 2016

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