Report of two species of spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae) from Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Authors

  • Anusmitha Domichan
  • K. Sunil Jose

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i1.691

Abstract

Two erigonine species Oedothorax apicatus Blackwall, 1850 and Nasoona orissa Tanasevitch, 2018 were reported from Central Kerala, India; N. orissa endemic to India, is reported after its description in 2018 and O. apicatus reported for the first time from India. The study contributed addition of two species to spider diversity of Kerala.

Author Biographies

Anusmitha Domichan

Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevera 682013, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

K. Sunil Jose

Department of Zoology, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, Kottayam 686633, Kerala, India

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Published

2022-03-31

How to Cite

Domichan, A. ., & Jose, K. S. . (2022). Report of two species of spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae) from Western Ghats, Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 47(1), 75–80. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i1.691

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