Bangladesh Journal of Entomology

RICEPLANT INHABITING LONG-JAWED SPIDERS GENUS TETRAGNATHA LATREILLE, 1804 FROM DISTRICT JHENAIDAH, SOUTHWEST BANGLADESH (ARANEAE: TETRAGNATHIDAE: TETRAGNATHINAE)

ABSTRACT: Taxonomic account of two species of rice-plant inhabiting long-jawed spiders genus Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804 are presented. Of these, species T. okumae n. sp. is identified as new to science and T.boydi Cambridge is recorded first time from the area of present study. Brief generic diagnosis together with illustrated description, distribution and key to the species is provided. The web-building behaviour of the new species is briefly discussed.

Keywords: Tetragnatha, T. okumae, T. boydi, Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Tetragnathinae

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