First record of Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887 (Arachnida: Araneae; Araneidae) from Jhajra, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand (India), with distribution and other aspects

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  • Akhlaq Husain Zoological Survey of India, Ex-Scientist 41, Hari Vihar, Vijay Park, Chakrata Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Author

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https://doi.org/10.46492/IJAI/2024.9.1.40

Keywords:

First Record, Argiope anasuja, Jhajra (Dehradun)

Abstract

The present communication deals with first record of Argiope anasuja, an orb-weaver or signature spider, belonging to family Araneidae under order Araneae, from Jhajra, Dehra Dun district, Uttarakhand (India), with its distribution and other aspects. Its female builds a web in zig-zag pattern, resembling some signature and rests on it, upside down. The male is much smaller that of the female and generally killed by female after mating. 

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2024-06-22

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024): Vol. 9, No. 1, Part -2, June, 2024

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Akhlaq Husain. (2024). First record of Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887 (Arachnida: Araneae; Araneidae) from Jhajra, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand (India), with distribution and other aspects. International Journal of Agricultural Invention, 9(1), 311-314. https://doi.org/10.46492/IJAI/2024.9.1.40