Diversity of Jumping Spiders in and around Khamgaon Region, District Buldhana (M.S).
Author : Jyoti N Sharma
Abstract :
Jumping spiders belongs to Family Salticidae it is the largest family of Order Araneae. Jumping spider are ubiquitous and found mostly in a variety of habitats around the world and have excellent vision as compared to other Arthropods. They are able to jump 50 times over their body length. They play a vital role in ecosystem and agricultural area. The main objective of the present study is to explore the diversity of jumping spiders in and around Khamgaon region of Maharashtra. The present study was conducted over a period of July 2023 to April 2024 to determine diversity and occurrence of jumping spiders. A total 10 number of Jumping spider species belonging to Family Salticidae were collected by using Hand picking, Inverted umbrella technique and Visual search method. The Jumping Spiders were identified up to family level. In Family Salticidae the jumping spider species belonging to genus Plexippus, is most abundant followed by genus Hasarius and Phintella observed more than other species of the same family. The genus Plexippus show rich diversity in and around the study area as compared to other species of family Salticidae.
Keywords :
Jumping spider, diversity, hand picking, inverted umbrella technique and visual search, plexippus, salticidae
