Background This paper describes a growing biodiversity platform, launched in 2008, which
organizes knowledge on the biodiversity of India. The main objective and originality of the …

Urban-rural distinctions are particularly challenging in the context of fast growing cities in the
developing world. Through an example of the Indian city of Bangalore, we demonstrate the …

This study presents a systematic revision of South Asian members of the Tribe Chrysillini
Simon, 1901. Genetic and morphological variations were analysed of a “similar-looking” …

A new chrysilline jumping spider species belonging to the genus Siler Simon, 1889 is
described from Odisha, India. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations of the male …

Dexippus kleini Thorell 1891 is recorded for the first time from India based on a sample
collected from Assam, northeastern India which is about 2600 km away from its type locality …

The availability of information on the distribution and occurrence of different species in a
landscape is crucial to developing an informed conservation and management plan …

Spiders are one of the most diverse and numerically abundant arthropods. They have a
wide distribution and inhabit different types of habitats. Their occurrence and distribution …

The salticid spider, Siler semiglaucus (Simon, 1901) was observed regularly snatching,
feeding on, and waiting in ambush for ant brood being carried by ant workers. Colony …

The spiders (Arthropoda: Chelicerata: Arachnida: Araneae) are an exceedingly precious
component of the earth's ecosystem. They are predatory in feeding habit consuming mostly …