Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(7): 409-420 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 07 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.707.050 Pictorial Checklist of Agrobiont Spiders of Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, India J.N. Prajapati*, S.R. Patel and P.M. Surani 1Department of Agricultural Entomology, N.M.C.A, NAU, Navsari, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT K e yw or ds A study on biodi versity of agrobiont spiders was carried out at N. M. College of Pictorial checklist, Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University (NAU) campus Navsari, Gujarat, India. A Agrobiont spiders, total 48 species of agrobiont spiders were recorded belonging to 34 genera and 12 families Navsari , from different ecosystems i.e., paddy, sugarcane, maize, mango and banana. Among them biodiversity 33.33 per cent species belongs to family Araneidae, 29.17 per cent from Salticidae, 8.33 per cent species belongs to family Oxyopidae, 6.25 per cent species belongs to family Article Info Clubionidae, 4.17 per cent species belongs to Tetragnathidae, Sparassidae as well as Accepted: Theridiidae of each, whereas remaining 2.08 per cent species from Thomisidae, 04 June 2018 Uloboridae, Lycosidae, Hersiliidae, and Scytodidae of each and prepared the pictorial Available Online: checklist of 48 species of agrobiont spiders. 10 July 2018 Introduction considered to be of economic value to farmers as they play valuable role in pest management Spiders are one of the most fascinating and by consuming large number of prey in the diverse group of invertebrate animals on the agriculture fields without any damage to earth. The population densities and species crops. To fill up the gaps in knowledge about abundance of spider communities in different species of agrobiont spiders with agricultural fields can be as high as in natural their photographic catalogue in NAU campus, ecosystems (Turnbull, 1973; Riechert, 1981 the present study was done. and Tanaka, 1989). Worldwide 45,557 spider species described (Uniyal et al., 2011) and are Materials and Methods estimated to number 60,000-170,000 species (Coddington and Levi, 1991). In numbers, The study was carried out at N. M. College of 1686 species of 438 genera belongs to 60 Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University families are recorded from India (Keswani et (NAU) campus Navsari, Gujarat, India from al., 2012). Total 415 species belong to 169 January 2017 to December 2017 under genera of 40 families are recorded from different agroecosystems. The ecosystems that Gujarat state (Yadav et al., 2017). Spiders are are likely to support the spiders in the study 409 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(7): 409-420 area such as paddy, sugarcane, maize, mango dissecting stereo-trinocular microscope having and banana ecosystems were searched for SCAPE software. agrobiont spiders. When a spider was located, it was photographed and collected by the hand Results and Discussion picking method suggested by Tikader (1987). The identification of spiders was done with During the present study a total of 48 species the help of Tikader (1977, 1980, 1982, 1987), of agrobiont spiders were recorded from Tikader and Biswas (1981) and Sebastian and different locations, belonging to 12 families. Peter (2009). The taxonomy and nomenclature Among them 33.33 per cent species belonged followed is as per the world spider catalogue to family Araneidae, 29.17 per cent from by Platnick (2014). The pictorial checklist is a Salticidae, 8.33 per cent species belonged to useful tool for the identification of agrobiont family Oxyopidae, 6.25 per cent species spiders in the state. Therefore, close up belonged to family Clubionidae, 4.17 per cent photographs of species and their behavioural species belonged to Tetragnathidae, patterns were captured with the help of digital Sparassidae as well as Theridiidae of each, camera. Live specimens from the field whereas remaining 2.08 per cent species from conditions were photographed, so that natural Thomisidae, Uloboridae, Lycosidae, colouration and specific behavioural postures Hersiliidae and Scytodidae of each (Table 1 can be documented. When we have no and Fig. 1). Ambily and Antony (2016) camera, the spiders were collected and reported total 40 species of spiders belonging preserved and photographs of such preserved to 14 families from Kerala. Among all spiders were captured for documentation families, Araneidae was most dominant family purpose in form of photographic catalogue. followed by Salticidae. The picture of small spiders was taken by Table.1 Species distribution of agrobiont spiders of different families in NAU campus Sr. No. Family Genera No. of % Species Species 1. Araneidae 7 16 33.33 2. Salticidae 14 14 29.17 3. Oxyopidae 1 4 8.33 4. Clubionidae 2 3 6.25 5. Tetragnathidae 1 2 4.17 6. Sparassidae 2 2 4.17 7. Theridiidae 2 2 4.17 8. Thomisidae 1 1 2.08 9. Uloboridae 1 1 2.08 10. Lycosidae 1 1 2.08 11. Hersiliidae 1 1 2.08 12. Scytodidae 1 1 2.08 Total 34 48 100 410 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(7): 409-420 Table.2 Pictorial checklist of agrobiont spiders of NAU campus Sr. Spider species Habitat No. I. Family: Araneidae 1. Argiope anasuja (Thorell, 1887) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 1) Maize ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Garden, Wall of buildings 2. Argiope pulchella (Thorell, 1881) Paddy ecosystem, Maize ecosystem, (Image 2) Banana ecosystem, Garden 3. Argiope sp. Paddy ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, (Image 3) Garden 4. Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1841) Paddy ecosystem, Garden (Image 4) 5. Neoscona mukerjei (Tikader, 1980) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 5) Maize ecosystem, Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Dense area, Vegetable crops 6. Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1842) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 6) Maize ecosystem, Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Vegetable crops 7. Neoscona bengalensis (Tikader and Bal, Paddy ecosystem, Mango ecosystem, 1981) (Image 7) Banana ecosystem, Arjun, Garden 8. Neoscona vigilans (Blackwall, 1865) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 8) Garden 9. Neoscona sp.1 Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 9) Maize ecosystem, Garden, Vegetable crops 10. Neoscona sp.2 Paddy ecosystem, Maize ecosystem, (Image 10) Mango ecosystem, Cruciferous crops, Garden 11. Pasilobus sp. Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 11) Garden 12. Cyclosa confraga (Thorell, 1892) Paddy ecosystem, Maize ecosystem, (Image 12) Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Vegetable crops 13. Cyclosa sp. Paddy ecosystem, Maize ecosystem, (Image 13) Garden 14. Cyrtophora cicatrosa (Stoliczka, 1869) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 14) Banana ecosystem, Garden 15. Eriovixia sp. Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, (Image 15) Garden, Fruit trees 16. Larinia sp. Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 16) Maize ecosystem, Wall of buildings, 411 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(7): 409-420 Garden II. Family: Salticidae 17. Carrhotus viduus (Koch, C. L., 1846) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 17) Maize ecosystem, Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Wall of buildings 18. Epeus indicus (Proszynski, 1992) Maize ecosystem, Broad leaves crops (Image 18) 19. Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826) Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, (Image 19) Walls of buildings, Bark of trees 20. Phintella vittata (Koch, C. L., 1846) Sugarcane ecosystem, Maize ecosystem, (Image 20) Banana ecosystem, Papaya, Marigold 21. Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 21) Maize ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Grasses, Marigold 22. Unknown sp.1 (Salticidae) Banana ecosystem, Walls of buildings, (Image 22) Dry grasses 23. Pristobaeus sp. Sugarcane ecosystem, Banana (Image 23) ecosystem, Dry grasses 24. Evarcha falcate (Clerck, 1757) Sugarcane ecosystem, Walls of buildings (Image 24) 25. Unknown sp.2 (Salticidae) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 25) Garden 26. Cosmophasis sp. Banana ecosystem, Walls of buildings (Image 26) 27. Telamonia dimidiata (Simon, 1899) Sugarcane ecosystem, Maize ecosystem, (Image 27) Cotton, Mulberry 28. Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831) Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, (Image 28) Walls of buildings 29. Siler sp. Maize ecosystem, Garden (Image 29) 30. Rhene sp. Paddy ecosystem, Jasmine (Image 30) III. Family: Oxyopidae 31. Oxyopes javanus (Thorell, 1887) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 31) Maize ecosystem, Mango ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Marigold, Garden 32. Oxyopes sunandae (Tikader, 1970) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 32) Maize ecosystem, Marigold 33. Oxyopes sp. Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 33) Maize ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Cotton, Garden 34. Oxyopes birmanicus (Thorell, 1887) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 34) Maize ecosystem, Marigold IV. Family: Clubionidae 412 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(7): 409-420 35. Clubiona sp. Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 35) Maize ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Rolled leaves 36. Clubiona drassodes (Cambridge, O. P., 1874) Paddy ecosystem, Sugarcane ecosystem, (Image 36) Maize ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, Rolled leaves 37. Cheiracanthium punctorium Paddy ecosystem, Banana ecosystem, (Image 37) Rolled leaves, Garden V. Family: Tetragnathidae 38. Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842) Paddy ecosystem, Near vicinity of water (Image 38) 39. Tetragnatha sp. Paddy ecosystem, Near vicinity of water (Image 39) VI.