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Diversity of Spiders fauna from Tableland, Panchgani, Maharashtra, India.

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Tayade R.R., Dedspande V.Y.
ยป doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.9.2024.4853-4863

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The Spiders are more abundant, predatory groups in the world of arthropods. They act as indicators of environmental conditions and act as biological control agents in agricultural ecosystems. The present study of the spider fauna of Table land, Panchgani located in Satara District. A total of 20 species belong to 12 genera and 06 families were sampled during the month of July 2023.The current study is preliminary to discover the spider fauna in study area. The family Salticidae constitute most predominant family (60%), followed by Oxyopidae (10%), Theridiae (10%), Gnaphocidae (10%), Thomisidae (05%), Araneidae (05%). The described families Salticidae is presiding 12 species. The second presiding Oxyopidae family having 02 species, Theridiiae having 2 species, and Gnaphocidae 02 species and Thomisidae and Araneidae 1 species each. The families present order Salticidae > Oxyopidae > Theridiae > Gnaphocidae > Thomisidae = Araneidae.

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