BIOLOGY OF THE SPIDER Peucetia arabica SIMON, 1882 (ARANEAE: OXYOPIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS. | ||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
| Article 6, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 27-30 PDF (326.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2016.50052 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Gihan M.E. Sallam; Nahla A.I. Abd El-Azim | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agric. Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The spider Peucetia arabica Simon, 1882 was found among wild plants in Gebel Elba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Its life cycle was studied in laboratory. Males reached maturity after 7 spiderlings instars lasted (308 ± 2.34 days), while females passed through 8 spiderlings instars durated (345 ± 11.5 days). Different instars were reared on different stages of larvae of cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.). Food consumption was also noticed, in addition to, mating behavior was observed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Spiders; Life cycle; feeding; Mating behavior; Oxyopidae; Peucetia arabica; Egypt | ||
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