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Issue: Vol. 2613 No. 1: 15 Sep. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-09-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2613.1.4
Page range: 40–50
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A new species of Hersilia Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Hersiliidae) from India, with notes on its natural history

World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF), APSO, 818, Castle Hills, Road No. 2, Near NMDC, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad-500057, Andhra Pradesh, India
Department of Zoology, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF), APSO, 818, Castle Hills, Road No. 2, Near NMDC, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad-500057, Andhra Pradesh, India
Araneae Long-spinnered bark spider common two-tailed spider Hersilia India

Abstract

A new species of Hersilia Audouin, H. orvakalensis sp. nov., is described from Andhra Pradesh, India. The taxonomic affinities of the species are discussed and a brief note on its natural history is provided.

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