Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1988
AN ILLUSTRATED AND ANNOTATED KEY TO THE COTTON SPIDERS OF ARKANSAS
AN ILLUSTRATED AND ANNOTATED KEY TO THE COTTON SPIDERS OF ARKANSAS
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A key to genera of spiders found in Arkansas cotton fields is provided, together with a list of species, relevant citations for species keys and descriptions, and information on habitat of the genera. All parts of the cotton plant and ground beneath were examined in making collections. Fourteen new records are included, bringing the total known spider fauna in Arkansas cotton to 189 species in 102 genera and 19 families.
Keywords: Spiders; cotton; Arkansas; generic key; species list
Copyright: © 1988 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
1Dr. Heiss is deceased; please correspond with third author.
Accepted: 14 Jul 1987