First time reported of red-back spider of family theridiidae and genus of species L. hasselti Thorell, 1870 (Araneae: Arachnida) from District Sohbatpur, Balochistan, Pakistan

Authors

  • Muhammad Luqman Department of Zoology, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Tahira Jabeen Ursani Department of Zoology, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Jawaid A Khokhar Department of Zoology, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Shadab Kaka Department of Zoology, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
  • A R Soomro Department of Zoology, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Keywords:

lactrodectus, taxonomy, sohbatpur

Abstract

This work is a part of my M. Phil research work. The Thorell,1870, reported Red-back spider Latrodectus hasseltii is from temperate and tropical zone throughout the world, it is new reporting Latrodectus hasselti for the first time from District Sohbatpur, Province Balochistan of Pakistan taxonomic description for the species based on female specimen collected from the area District Sohbatpur. Province Balochistan.

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2021-12-06

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M. Luqman, T. J. Ursani, J. A. . Khokhar, S. Kaka, and A R Soomro, “First time reported of red-back spider of family theridiidae and genus of species L. hasselti Thorell, 1870 (Araneae: Arachnida) from District Sohbatpur, Balochistan, Pakistan”, J. Appl. Entomol., vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 08–10, Dec. 2021.

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