A Study of some biological aspects of the spider Theridion jordanense Levy & Amitai, 1982 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Egypt. | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||
| Article 7, Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2015, Pages 73-77 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2015.12924 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Gihan M.E. Sallam1; Nahla A.I. Abd El-Azim1; Mohammad A. Mohafez2 | ||
| 1Plant Protection Research Institute, A.R.C., Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 2Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Theridion jordanenseLevy & Amitai, 1982was collected from grape trees in El-Sadat city, El-Menofia Governorate, Egypt. Biological aspects were studied under laboratory conditions (26-28oC and 60-70% R.H.). Males reached maturity after 4 spiderlings (instars) (64±3.1 days), while females reached maturity after 5 spiderlings (instars) (88±3.7 days). Spiders were fed on different instars of larvae of cotton leaf worm. Food consumption was observed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Theridion jordanense; Theridiidae; biological aspects; Feeding behavior; Spodoptera littoralis; food consumption; Egypt | ||
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