Genetic, morphologic and behavioral study of <i>Cyrtophora spp<i/> . (Araneae: Araneidae) in South Africa

Abstract

Spiders of the genusCyrtophoraform part of the familyAraneidaeand arecommonly called tent-web spiders due to the unique shape of their web. A total of 41Cyrtophoraspp. are known throughout the world and five of them have been recorded from Africa, but none formally from South Africa.

Diversity of Spiders in Rice Ecosystems of Punjab, Pakistan

“…In conclusion, to overcome the shortcomings of conventional and molecular taxonomy, Slowik and Blagoev (2012), Franzini et al (2013) and Čandek and Kuntner (2015) and Tyagi et al (2017) suggested the combined use of morphological and barcode data (Integrated barcoding) for authentic identification of spiders, description of species complex and cryptic species.…”