Abstract
We report three interesting species of comb-footed spiders (Aranaea: Theridiidae) belonging to three different genera, namely, Latrodectus, Rhomphaea and Coleosoma, of which Latrodectus erythromelas is a first record to India, while Rhomphaea projiciens and Coleosoma floridanum are a first record to Andhra Pradesh. We provide the detailed description of Latrodectus erythromelas, Rhomphaea projiciens and Coleosoma floridanum.
Highlights
We report three interesting species of comb-footed spiders (Aranaea: Theridiidae) belonging to three different genera, namely, Latrodectus, Rhomphaea and Coleosoma, of which Latrodectus erythromelas is a first record to India, while Rhomphaea projiciens and Coleosoma floridanum are a first record to Andhra Pradesh
Javed et al (2010a) reported the presence of three comb-footed spider species of genus Argyrodes from Andhra Pradesh including a new record for India
Through this communication we report the presence of an additional three species of comb-footed spiders from Andhra Pradesh, including first specimen-based report of Latrodectus erythromelas and second specimen-based reports of Rhomphaea projiciens and Coleosoma floridanum from India
Summary
We report three interesting species of comb-footed spiders (Aranaea: Theridiidae) belonging to three different genera, namely, Latrodectus, Rhomphaea and Coleosoma, of which Latrodectus erythromelas is a first record to India, while Rhomphaea projiciens and Coleosoma floridanum are a first record to Andhra Pradesh. Javed et al (2010a) reported the presence of three comb-footed spider species of genus Argyrodes from Andhra Pradesh including a new record for India. Through this communication we report the presence of an additional three species of comb-footed spiders from Andhra Pradesh, including first specimen-based report of Latrodectus erythromelas and second specimen-based reports of Rhomphaea projiciens and Coleosoma floridanum from India.
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