BIOLOGY OF THE SPIDER PLEXIPPUS PAYKULL1 (ARANEIDA: SALTICIDAE)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

2 Plant Protection Research institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Biological studies on P.paykulli was conducted at 25°C and 60­70% R.H when fed on S.littoralis larvae ( 1-4 stages ) . Gravid female de­posited one egg sac contained 30-40 eggs. The incubation period aver­aged 28. 461 5.73days. The female spider required 10-11 Spiderlings, while the male required 7-8 spiderlings.Developmental time averaged 317.25124.67 days and 239. 77±17.58days for female and male, re­spectively.