This study was conducted in Terai Conservation Area (TCA), has made a significant contribution towards increasing knowledge of spider species distributions in this landscape. This area has extremely high spider diversity. A total of 186 species, 77 genera and 27 families were sampled during the study period. Considering the high spider diversity in this area, efforts should be continued to ensure that the area is conserved, not only for the large vertebrates (which attract considerable attention), but also for the invertebrates. No previous work on spiders has been conducted in this area thus the study represents new distribution records for all species recorded and 67 suspected previously undescribed species. Several genera that are endemic to India and South East Asia occur in this area which further highlights the importance of maintaining the conservation status of this landscape.
This study was conducted in Terai Conservation Area (TCA), has made a significant contribution towards increasing knowledge of spider species distributions in this landscape. This area has extremely high spider diversity. A total of 186 species, 77 genera and 27 families were sampled during the study period. Considering the high spider diversity in this area, efforts should be continued to ensure that the area is conserved, not only for the large vertebrates (which attract considerable attention), but also for the invertebrates. No previous work on spiders has been conducted in this area thus the study represents new distribution records for all species recorded and 67 suspected previously undescribed species. Several genera that are endemic to India and South East Asia occur in this area which further highlights the importance of maintaining the conservation status of this landscape.
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