Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, Arachnura melanura Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India

Authors

  • Souvik Sen
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Jaferkhan Colony, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673006
  • Pavittu M. Sureshan
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Jaferkhan Colony, Kozhikode, Kerala – 673006

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690

Keywords:

Arachnura, Australasian, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Taxonomy, Western Ghats

Abstract

The orb-weaving spider Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867 is recorded from Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, Kerala after 78 years since it was first reported from India from Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, Kerala. The female of Arachnura melanura Simon is diagnosed, described and illustrated. Distribution of the Indian Arachnura Vinson, 1863 species is also mapped.

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2020-09-06

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Sen, S., & Sureshan, P. M. (2020). Rediscovery of the scorpion tailed orb-weaver, <i>Arachnura melanura</i> Simon 1867 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(3), 285–288. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150690

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Volume 120, Issue 3, 2020

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