Spider (Order Araneae) Fauna of Cotton Fields in Iran
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Iran, Cotton field, Predator, Fauna, SpidersAbstract
The current study investigates the spider fauna of cotton fields in Iran during 2003-2004. Spider samples were collected
from different cotton field localities by pitfall trap and insect net. A total of 632 specimens were classified in 45 species and 59
genera belonged to 19 families. Cheiracanthium pennyi O.P. Cambridge,1873, Neoscona adianta (Walckenaer, 1802), Aulonia
albimana(Walckenaer, 1805) and Thanatus formicinus (Clerck, 1757) were the most abundant species in cotton fields, respectively.
Most species belonged to Thomisidae and Araneidae families and the fewest species were belonged to Gnaphosidae, Linyphiidae
and Pisauridae families. 26 species,15 genera and 1 family are new records for the Iran spider fauna.
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2019-05-29
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GHAVAMI, S., TAGHIZADEH, M., AMIN, G., & KARIMIAN, Z. (2019). Spider (Order Araneae) Fauna of Cotton Fields in Iran. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences, 1(2), 07–11. Retrieved from https://mail.jabsonline.org/index.php/jabs/article/view/32
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