scholarly journals Faunal diversity of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae: Araneomorphae: Araneae: Arachnida) in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Singh Rajendra ◽  
Singh Garima

This review deals with the species diversity of the orb-weaving spiders (Araneidae: Araneae: Arachnida) in different states of India and the union territories. A total of 256 species belonging to 49 genera of Araneidae were recorded in all states and the union territories of India except for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, out of which 99 species (38.4%) were strictly endemic. Two genera of orb-weaver spiders are highly speciose, e.g. Araneus Clerck, 1757 (39 species) and Neoscona Simon, 1864 (36 species). About 119 species of these orb-weaver spiders were recorded from Maharashtra followed by 91 species from West Bengal, 81 species from Kerala, 79 species from Karnataka, 75 species from Gujarat, 71 species from Tamil Nadu, 65 species from Assam, 63 species from Uttar Pradesh, 58 species from Uttarakhand, 57 species from Madhya Pradesh, 47 species each from Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir, 41 species from Meghalaya, 34 species from Chhattisgarh, 32 species from Goa, 31 species from Rajasthan, 29 species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 27 species from Andhra Pradesh, 24 species from Sikkim, 21 species each from Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura, and less than 20 species were recorded from other states and union territories. Seven species are distributed in more than 20 states and union territories, viz. Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881 (23 states, 3 union territories); Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) (24 states, 2 union territory); Neoscona mukerjei Tikader, 1980 (23 states, 1 union territory); Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1837) (21 states, 3 union territories); Araneus mitificus (Simon, 1886) (21 states, 3 union territories); Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1837) (21 states, 2 union territories) and Eriovixia excelsa (Simon, 1889) (20 states, 2 union territories). Several species of Araneidae reported from India are recorded only from one state or from the type locality. Hence, intensive and extensive faunistic surveys for these spiders are required throughou

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Singh Rajendra

Faunal biodiversity of the comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae: Araneomorphae: Araneae: Arachnida) in different states of India and union territories is presented herewith. A total of 138 species placed under 42 genera of Theridiidae were recorded in all states and union territories of India except for Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, and Punjab and two union territories, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep, out of which 45 species (32.6%) were strictly endemic. However, among them, 14 species seem to be case of erroneous report or misidentification. The maximum number of species (53 species) were recorded in Maharashtra followed by 51 from Kerala, 39 species from Gujarat, 33 species from Karnataka, 29 species from Tamil Nadu, 27 species from Jammu and Kashmir, 20 species from Uttarakhand, 17 species from West Bengal, 16 species from Assam, 15 species from Uttar Pradesh, 12 species each from Goa and Odisha, 11 species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 10 species each from Puducherry, Rajasthan and less than 10 species are recorded from other states. Four species are considerably widely distributed (in 10 or more states and union territories), viz. Chrysso angula (Tikader, 1970), Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846), Nihonhimea mundula (L. Koch, 1872), and Argyrodes argentatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880. Several species of Theridiidae reported from India are recorded only from one state or from the type locality. Hence, extensive faunistic surveys for these spiders are required throughout the country.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Liberobacter asiaticum Monique Gamier [Candidatus] Bacteria Hosts: Citrus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, India, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, Laos, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen, AFRICA, Mauritius, Reunion.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Swings et al. Gammaproteobacteria: Xanthomonadales: Xanthomonadaceae. Host: rice (Oryza sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Iran, Japan, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Archipelago, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic, Laos, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam), Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda), North America (Mexico), Central America and Caribbean (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela) and Oceania (Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae Attacks Citrus and Murraya spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE, France, ASIA, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hong Kong, Macau, Zhejiang, India, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Japan, Ryukyu Archipelago, Laos, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen, AFRICA, Mauritius, Reunion, NORTH AMERICA, USA, Florida, Hawaii, CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN, Bahamas, Guadeloupe, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceara, Para, Pemambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Hishimonus phycitis (Distant). Hemiptera: Cicadellidae. Hosts: Citrus spp. and aubergine (Solanum melongena). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (China, Hainan, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Indian Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and United Arab Emirates).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Bactrocera zonata (Saunders). Diptera: Tephritidae. Hosts: polyphagous on a variety of fruits. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Iran, Israel, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen), Africa (Egypt, Libya, Mauritius, Reunion, Sudan), North America (USA, California, Florida).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Hoplolaimus indicus Sher (Chromadorea: Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae). Hosts: polyphagous. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya) and Asia (Bangladesh, China, Fujian, India, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Iran, Nepal and Pakistan).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Heterodera zeae Koshy et al. Tylenchida: Heteroderidae. Hosts: Poaceae, especially maize (Zea mays). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Greece and Portugal), Asia (Afghanistan, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab (India), Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand), Africa (Egypt) and North America (USA, Maryland and Virginia).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer). Coleoptera: Cerambycidae. Hosts: fig (Ficus carica), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), mango (Mangifera indica). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia (Bangladesh, China, Hainan, Hong Kong, Xizhang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen), Africa (Egypt, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles), Central America & Caribbean (Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands), Oceania (Solomon Islands).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Meloidogyne graminicola Golden and Birchfield. Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae. Main host: rice (Oryza sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Italy), Asia (Bangladesh, China, Fujian, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Indian Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam), Africa (Madagascar and South Africa), North America (USA, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi) and South America (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Colombia and Ecuador).


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