First Report of Hersilia orvakalensis Javed et al., 2010 (Araneae, Hersiliidae) from Telangana, India
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
We report the sighting record of the Orvakal two-tailed spider Hersilia orvakalensis Javed, Foord and Tampal (Araneae, Hersiliidae) from Pastapur, Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India. This constitutes the first record of the recently described species from Telangana and extends its range 230 km northwards. Variations in characters in types and the new material are also discussed.
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Pravalikha, G. B. , Chelmala Srinivasulu and Bhargavi Srinivasulu
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