1Assistant Professor, School of Studies in Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492010
2School of Studies in Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492010
*Corresponding Author E-mail: amia_tirkey@rediffmail.com
Online published on 28 October, 2015.
The purpose of the present study were to explore the diversity of spider fauna at Ram Jharna, Raigarh district Chhattisgarh, India. Ram Jharna is a beautiful destination at Raigarh which is situated at a distance of just 18 kms. From Raigarh. Spiders of 118 species representing 52 genera under 17 families, 23 species are unidentified. Among all these 7 families Predominant diversity was examined in the families Araneidae (26 species) followed by Thomisidae (22 species), Gnaphosidae (18 species), Lycosidae (14 species) Oxyopidae (10 species).
Chhattisgarh, Diversity, Raigarh, Ram Jharna, Spider
