Systematic Study of Family Pholicidae (Cellar Spiders) from the District Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.38211/joarps.2024.05.249Keywords:
Systematic, Pholicidae, Aranea, Arachnid, Cellar Spiders, Hyderabad, SindhAbstract
This study was carried out between 2017 and 2018; 150 spider specimens belonging to the family Pholicidae were collected from 04 different locations of District Hyderabad, viz, Talukas, Saddar, Latifabad, and Qasimabad. Taluka Latifabad was found the richest with 38.66% while least samples were collected from Saddar with 16.00%. Among 150 specimens, two genera were sorted out in genus Artema and Crossopriza. Total number specimen of Artema were 90, a new species also reported Artema hirabadi was also identified on the basis of taxonomical character, 60 specimen of genus Crossopriza and two new species namely C. tahirae, C. hyderabadi were identified to science. Beside this C. lyoni reported as new record from District Hyderabad. Most abundant species was Artema least found was Crossopriza. The spiders were collected from metropolitan city areas habituated in houses, stores, garages, etc. somewhere they form thin web while applying standard collected works proposed by entomologists and Arachnologists. The research work provides preliminary information knowledge about spider’s fauna.
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