Spiders of India

Contents: Preface. PART-1: 1.Introduction to Spiders/PA Sebastian and MJ Mathew 2.Natural History and Bioecology/MJ Mathew, AV Sudhikumar and J Joseph 3.Studying Spiders/PA Sebastian, AV Sudhikumar and CR Biju 4.Systematics and Evolution/AV Sudhikumar, MJ Mathew and PA Sebastian. PART-2: 5.Suborder Mygalomorphae/E Sunish, KS Jose and SP Beevi 6.Suborder Araneomorphae/PA Sebastian, AV Sudhikumar, MJ Mathew and PD Samson. Index

Spiders of India is the only modern book available on the subject and will prove an invaluable resource for professionals, students, naturalists and researchers in zoology, entomology, ecology and physiology. The first part of the book looks at the morphology and anatomy of spiders, as well as systematics and evolution. The second part provides detailed descriptions of selected species. The book also contains, importantly, a decisive and updated checklist of the 1,520 spiders which have been described from India. It is richly illustrated with line drawings and diagrams and more than 150 colour photographs, many documented for the first time.