First record of Galeodes indicus Pocock, 1900 (Arachnida: Solifugae: Galeodidae) from Rajasthan, India

<p>During a regular survey to collect soil arthropods in <em>Lasiurus sindicus </em>Henrard grassland by pitfall methods at Chandan Village near Jaisalmer City, Rajasthan, we found a dead specimen of <em>Galeodes indicus </em>in a sample.  <em>Galeodes indicus<...

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Main Authors: Ruquaeya Bano, Sharmila Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2655
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Summary:<p>During a regular survey to collect soil arthropods in <em>Lasiurus sindicus </em>Henrard grassland by pitfall methods at Chandan Village near Jaisalmer City, Rajasthan, we found a dead specimen of <em>Galeodes indicus </em>in a sample.  <em>Galeodes indicus</em> (Pocock, 1900) has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana but so far was unknown to Rajasthan, India.  In this communication, we report <em>Galeodes indicus </em>from Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India.</p><div> </div>
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907