New distributional record of Argyrodes bonadea Karsch, 1881 and Argyrodes nephilae Taczanowski, 1873 from Kerala, India

Reshmi  Sekhar; K. Sunil  Jose

doi:10.33307/entomon.v47i3.766

New distributional record of Argyrodes bonadea Karsch, 1881 and Argyrodes nephilae Taczanowski, 1873 from Kerala, India

Authors

Reshmi Sekhar
K. Sunil Jose

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i3.766

Abstract

Argyrodes Simon, 1864 is one of the rich genera of Theridiidae. For the first time A.bonadea Karsch, 1881 and A. nephilae Taczanowski, 1873 were reported from Kerala. Digital photographs are used to redescribe the species.

Author Biographies

Reshmi Sekhar

Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara 682013, Kochi, Kerala, India.

K. Sunil Jose

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

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Published

2022-09-30

How to Cite

Sekhar, R. ., & Jose, K. S. . (2022). New distributional record of Argyrodes bonadea Karsch, 1881 and Argyrodes nephilae Taczanowski, 1873 from Kerala, India. ENTOMON, 47(3), 313–316. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v47i3.766