Abstract
Orb-weaving spiders belonging to the family Araneidae and Nephilidae were reported from the Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad, Pakistan. The data included five genera: Cyrtophora Simon, Eriovixia Archer, GeaC. L. Koch, Neoscona Simon and Nephila Leach represented by a total of seven species: Cyrtophoracitricola (Forsskål), Eriovixiaexcelsa (Simon), Geaspinipes C.L. Koch, NeosconamukerjeiTikader, Neosconatheisi (Walckenaer),Neosconavigilans (Blackwall) and Nephilapilipes (Fabricius). Morphologicalvariation in the female of N. mukerjei was reported accompanied first time with color photographs. Also included were ecological notes on N. pilipes addingobservations on reproductive behavior, morphology and phenology of this importantspecies.
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