Natural history and two new species of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Thorell 1878 (Araneae: Ctenizidae) from India

Manju Siliwal; A. Kananbala; M. Bhubaneshwari; Robert Raven

doi:10.1636/K14-30.1

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Manju Siliwal,¹ A. Kananbala,² M. Bhubaneshwari,² Robert Raven³

¹Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society, 96 Kumudham Nagar, Villankurichi Road, Coimbatore 641035, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: manjusiliwal@gmail.com
²Entomology Research Laboratory, P.G. Block, Department of Zoology, D.M. College of science Imphal - 795001, Manipur
³Queensland Museum, Grey Street PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, 4101, Queensland, Australia

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Conothele Thorell 1878 of the trapdoor spider family Ctenizidae are described from India: Conothele giganticus, sp. nov. is described from the Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary, Mizoram in northeast India and C. khunthokhanbi sp. nov. is described from Manipur in northeast India. Like other known Indian Conothele species, these spiders are also strictly ground burrowing. Additional information on habitat and natural history is provided for both species.

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Manju Siliwal, A. Kananbala, M. Bhubaneshwari, and Robert Raven "Natural history and two new species of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Thorell 1878 (Araneae: Ctenizidae) from India," The Journal of Arachnology 43(1), 34-39, (1 April 2015). https://doi.org/10.1636/K14-30.1

Received: 6 May 2014; Accepted: 1 September 2014; Published: 1 April 2015

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