Record Of Some Spiders (ARACHNIDA: ARANEAE) Around The Arunavati Dam Region, Distt- Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Spiders are the largest orders of Arachnida and they are cosmopolitan in distribution all over the all continents except Antarctica. Also, we all known that Spiders are significant biocontrol agents in terrestrial ecosystems. Spider notably helps the ecosystem to be protected from the insect pests. This is first attempt to record the spider species of around the Arunavati Dam Region, Distt- Yavatmal, Maharashtra. Survey was conducted for a period of one year from June 2021 to May 2022 at different sites of Arunavati Dam region. In total 23 species of spiders from 17 genera and six families Lycosidae, Araniedae, Oxyopidae, Tetragnathidae, Eracidae, Thomicidae and Pholcidae. Both hunting and orb-web weaver spiders were recorded from this region. From the present investigation we conclude that the Arunavati Dam Region is rich in spider species.