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VOL. 9, ISSUE 10 (2024)
A review on spider family Pisauridae
Authors
Taufik Mulla, Irfan Ahmad, Ansari Yaasir Ahmed, Syed Abdul Azeem, Muzaffar Ahmed Farooqui
Abstract
Spiders (~40,000 sp.), Order Araneae, are members of the Class
Arachnida and are defined by numerous shared- derived characters including the
ability to synthesize and spin silk. The last few decades have produced a
growing understanding of the relationships among spider families based
primarily on phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters. Only a few
higher-level molecular systematic studies have been conducted and these were
limited in their taxonomic sampling. Nevertheless, molecular time estimates
indicate that spider diversification is ancient and that many families radiated
rapidly in the early Cretaceous (146–100 million years ago, Ma) and before. In
India, About 29 species, split across 11 genera, of the family Pisauridae have
been found in 18 Indian states and 3 union territories; 12 of these species are
endemic. West Bengal (9 species), Kerala (8 species), Gujarat (7 species), and
Maharashtra (13 species) had the fewest number of these spider species. Tamil
Nadu (10 species) and West Bengal (9 species) had the highest.
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Pages:122-124
How to cite this article:
Taufik Mulla, Irfan Ahmad, Ansari Yaasir Ahmed, Syed Abdul Azeem, Muzaffar Ahmed Farooqui "A review on spider family Pisauridae". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 10, 2024, Pages 122-124
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