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Arthropods, 2015, 4(3): 69-77
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Exploring of the first recorded spider (Arachenida: Aranae) species of Sheringal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Farzana Perveen1, Numan Khan2
1Department of Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU), Main Campus, Sheringal, Dir Upper (DU), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan
2Department of Zoology, SBBU, Main Campus, Sheringal, DU, KP, Pakistan

Received 15 June 2015;Accepted 6 July 2015;Published online 1 September 2015
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Abstract
The spiders (Arthropoada: Arachenida) are one of the groups of grasping animals. Their carapaces are found on the dorsal side of the cephalothorax, which is an important characteristic of spiders. The present study was conducted to explore the first recorded spider species (nti=75) of Sheringal, Dir Upper (DU), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Dir Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The 10 genera with 10 species under 7 families were recorded from June 2013-July 2014. According to length of legs, the largest spider was the huntsman spider, Halconia insignis Thorell having length of the first leg was 1.9¡À0.20, however, the same of the last leg was 1.44¡À0.25 (n=9). In the same contest, the smallest spider was the ground spider, Gnaphosa eucalyptus Ghafoor and Beg having length of the first leg was 0.4¡À0.08, while the same of the last leg was 0.4¡À0.08 (n=3). According to length of cephalothorax and abdomen, the largest spider was the wolf spider, Hippasa partita Takidar having length of the cephalothorax was 1.1¡À0.01, however, the same of the abdomen was 0.7¡À0.1 (n=6). In the same contest, the smallest spider was the harvestmen, Hadrobunus grandis Sundevall having length of the cephalothorax was 0.1¡À0.04, while the same of the abdomen was 0.3¡À0.04 (n=12). During present research, 10 spider species of Sheringal with different sizes were explored. The present research will be useful to educate and create awareness about spiders in the people of Sheringal.

Keywords Aranae;carapace;chelicerae;Sheringal;spinnerets.


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