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S. Talukdar ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Pranivignan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

Spider fauna of Darjeeling has not yet been studied in a comprehensive manner. Although there are several published papers on the spiders on Darjeeling (Pocock, 1900 & 1901; Simon 1897; 1906; Gravely 1931; Sinha 1951; Tikader 1970; Tikader 1980 & 1982; Biswas & Biswas 1992), but so far as the spider fauna of Darjeeling is concerned, the published information indeed lacking compilation and comparative descriptions altogether to visualize the abundance and diversity of this fauna in the diverse mountain habitats of Darjeeling hills or even from the adjacent mountain state Sikkim (Tikader, B.K. 1966). In their account there is no mention of the Flat crab spider Plator indicus Simon 1897 from West Bengal. In recent years the author had covered these hill areas in different seasons in search of the spider habitats and their behaviors along with the faunal diversity as an approach to prepare a spider inventory from this precious environment towards the goal of conservation. During that period the author came across some 10-16 mm Flat crab spider Plator indicus Simon 1897 belonging to the family Trochanteriidae Kirsch, 1879.

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S. Talukdar ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vignan Bhavan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

Araneid Taxonomy in India was actually started with Westwood (1835). Many other workers like Pocock (1895), Tikader (1970, 1973, 1977, 1982 &1987) Tikader & Biswas (1981); Biswas 1985; Majumder & Talukdar (2006) and Talukdar & Majumder (2008) and many more contributed in this field of study. But the first comprehensive literature regarding the same was The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma: Araneae published by Pocock in 1900 and after the publication of the Hand book of Indian spiders by Tikader in 1987 studies in this group has got special impetus among the budding taxonomist in India and adjacent countries. Studies on Araneid spiders of India also were well studied by Tikader (1982) along with some other worker contributing several descriptions.

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S. Talukdar ¹, A. K. Sanyal ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Pranivigyan Bhavan, M-block, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

Araneid Taxonomy in India was initially started with Westwood (1835). Many other workers like Blackwell(1864), Stoliczka (1869), Thorell (1877), Pocock (1895), Tikader (1966, 1970, 1977, 1977, 1980, 1982 & 1987), Tikader & Biswas (1981), Tikader & Gojbe (1982). Biswas 1985, Biswas & Biswas 1992, Saha et al., (1995), Majumder & Tikader (1991), Majumder (2004), Saha & Roychowdhuri (2004), Majumder & Talukdar (2006, 2008), Sebastian & Peter (2009) and many more contributed in this field of study.

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