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A trial study on the spider diversity (Araneae species) in Agartala City of West Tripura district in Tripura,India

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A trial study on the spider diversity (Araneae species) in Agartala City of West Tripura district in Tripura, India

Abstract

This study reported the diversity of spiders in Agartala city of West Tripura district in Tripura, India. A total of 9 families, 14 genera and 16 species were recorded. The most abundant family was found Araneidae (25%), followed by Salticidae (18.5%), Sparassidae and Nephilidae (12.5%), and Sicariidae, Pholcidae, Therididae, Tetragnathidae, and Thomisidae presented similar percentage of abundance (6.25%) in this study. This study exclusively reports for the first time the presence of the Sicariidae family in Tripura, along with morphological characters and behaviours, like web-building structure and activity time, were also analyzed for the spiders collected in this study.

Pal, A., Chandrakar, U. A trial study on the spider diversity (Araneae species) in Agartala City of West Tripura district in Tripura,India. Int J Trop Insect Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-025-01700-7