First record of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele (Araneae, Ctenizidae) from India, with a description of two new species

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作者
Siliwal, Manju [1 ]
Nair, Manoj V. [2 ]
Molur, Sanjay [1 ]
Raven, Robert [3 ]
机构
[1] Zoo Outreach Org, Wildlife Informat Liaison Dev Soc, Coimbatore 641004, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Similipal Tiger Reserve, Baripada 757001, Orissa, India
[3] Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Qld 4101, Australia
关键词
Arunachal Pradesh; new species; Orissa; ground dwelling; arboreal; ARACHNIDA;
D O I
10.1636/A07-86.1
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
The genus Conothele of the trapdoor family Ctenizidae is reported for the first time from India with the description of two new species Conothele varvarti from Similipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa, eastern India and C. vali from Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. The genus was previously considered arboreal in habit but the present record reveals that these two species are strictly ground dwelling. Notes on the natural history are provided for both species,
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