Density, Abundance and Per Cent Occurrence of Spider Species (Arachnida: Araneae) In and Around Mysore City, Karnataka, India – A Case Study

Mubeen, M. and Basavarajappa, S. (2018) Density, Abundance and Per Cent Occurrence of Spider Species (Arachnida: Araneae) In and Around Mysore City, Karnataka, India – A Case Study. Journal of PHarmacy and biological Sciences, 13 (3). pp. 31-40.

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Abstract

Field survey was conducted to record the diversity of spiders at different ecosystems in and around Mysore city during January to April, 2018. Observations were made from morning 8.00 to 11.00 hrs and 16.00 to 18.00 hrs by employing Visual Count Method at Fixed Variable Width Line Transects and an All Out Search Method. Around 65 species of spiders belonging to 15 families were recorded. Salticidae family was represented with eight species (e.g. Rhene rubrigera, Telamonia dimidiata, T. sikkimensis, Carrhotus viduus, Epocilla aurantiaca, Myrmarachne sp. and Plexippus paykulli) followed by Araneidae (e.g. Araneus sp., Argiope aemula, Cyclosa tuberculata, Cyrtophora.........

Item Type: Article
Subjects: B Life Science > Zoology
Divisions: Department of > Zoology
Depositing User: LA manjunath user
Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2019 11:20
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2019 11:20
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/9448

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