Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue: 4

Distributional notes on the long-jawed spider Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from India

  • Author:
  • M. Sampathkumar*, Biswamitra Reang1, John T.D. Caleb2, G. Mahendiran, Sashank Sekhar Shaw1
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 818 to 823

1Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur - 492 012, Chhattisgarh, India

2No. 27, Saravana Nagar, Manigantapuram, Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai - 600 062, Tamil Nadu, India

ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru - 560 024, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding authors’ E-mail : m.kumar1@icar.gov.in

Online Published on 06 December, 2023.

Abstract

Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) is recorded for the first time from South India. The species was found in several localities in Tamil Nadu. Description and digital images of the diagnostic characters is provided with a distributional map showing its distribution in India.

Keywords

Distribution, New localities, Taxonomy