Leena Sahu

New Distribution of Two Cobweb (Araneae: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833) Spiders in Chhattisgarh State, India

Jashavant Nayak, Hitesh Kumar Warte, Leena Sahu & Ludresh Singh · Asian Journal of Research in Zoology · 2026

The present study documents the new distributional records of two cobweb spiders (family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833) from Chhattisgarh State, India. Although the Theridiidae constitute one of the most diverse and widely distributed spider families globally, their regional divers...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i1235

Zaitunia rufa (Caporiacco, 1934): A Novel State Record of a Crevice Weaver Spider (Araneae: Filistatidae) in Chhattisgarh, India with First Record of Male Specimen

Avinash R. Nichat, K.K. Harris, Jashavant Nayak, Hitesh Kumar Warte & Leena Sahu · Asian Journal of Research in Zoology · 2026

Zaitunia rufa (Caporiacco, 1934) is a Crevice weaver spider species belonging to the family Filistatidae, distributed exclusively within Asia. In the present study, a total of 15 specimens (11 females and 4 males) of this species were collected from three sites in the Gariaband d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i2277

Distributional Records of a Salticid Spider Species Epocilla aura (Dyal, 1935) (Araneae: Salticidae) in Different Districts of Chhattisgarh State, India

Jashavant Nayak, Avinash R. Nichat, K. K. Harris, Hitesh Kumar Warte & Leena Sahu · Asian Journal of Research in Zoology · 2026

Epocilla aura (Dyal, 1935), (Family: Salticidae) is a medium sized jumping spider species described in 1935 by Dyal. It is found in India and Pakistan. Studies on the distribution of this species in the state of Chhattisgarh are limited. Available scientific records indicate that...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i2260