The spider Peucetia arabica Simon, 1882 was found among wild plants in Gebel Elba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Its life cycle was studied in laboratory. Males reached maturity after 7 spiderlings instars lasted (308 ± 2.34 days), while females passed through 8 spiderlings instars durated (345 ± 11.5 days). Different instars were reared on different stages of larvae of cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.). Food consumption was also noticed, in addition to, mating behavior was observed.
Sallam, G., & Abd El-Azim, N. (2016). BIOLOGY OF THE SPIDER Peucetia arabica SIMON, 1882 (ARANEAE: OXYOPIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS.. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 7(1), 27-30. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2016.50052
MLA
Gihan M.E. Sallam; Nahla A.I. Abd El-Azim. "BIOLOGY OF THE SPIDER Peucetia arabica SIMON, 1882 (ARANEAE: OXYOPIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS.", Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 7, 1, 2016, 27-30. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2016.50052
HARVARD
Sallam, G., Abd El-Azim, N. (2016). 'BIOLOGY OF THE SPIDER Peucetia arabica SIMON, 1882 (ARANEAE: OXYOPIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS.', Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 7(1), pp. 27-30. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2016.50052
VANCOUVER
Sallam, G., Abd El-Azim, N. BIOLOGY OF THE SPIDER Peucetia arabica SIMON, 1882 (ARANEAE: OXYOPIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS.. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2016; 7(1): 27-30. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2016.50052
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