The genus Conothele of the trapdoor family Ctenizidae is reported for the first time from India with the description of two new species Conothele varvarti from Similipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa, eastern India and C. vali from Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. The genus was previously considered arboreal in habit but the present record reveals that these two species are strictly ground dwelling. Notes on the natural history are provided for both species.
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1 April 2009
First record of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele (Araneae, Ctenizidae) from India, with a description of two new species
Manju Siliwal,
Manoj V. Nair,
Sanjay Molur,
Robert Raven
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arboreal
Arunachal Pradesh
ground dwelling
new species
Orissa