First records of four species of webspinners (Insecta: Embioptera) from Chhattisgarh, India

The present paper deals with the first taxonomic account on webspinners (Embioptera) of Chhattisgarh, India. Out of 32 species or subspecies known from India, four species, namely Oligotoma humbertiana (Saussure, 1896), Oligotoma saundersii (Westwood, 1837) and Oligotoma annandalei Kapur &am...

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Main Authors: Kailash Chandra, Prosenjit Dawn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-12-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19089/download/pdf/
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Summary:The present paper deals with the first taxonomic account on webspinners (Embioptera) of Chhattisgarh, India. Out of 32 species or subspecies known from India, four species, namely Oligotoma humbertiana (Saussure, 1896), Oligotoma saundersii (Westwood, 1837) and Oligotoma annandalei Kapur & Kripalani, 1957 (family Oligotomidae) and Pseudembia setosa Ross, 1950 (family Embiidae) are reported for the first time from Chhattisgarh.
ISSN:1809-127X