~ 908 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(2): 908-910 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 JEZS 2017; 5(2): 908-910 © 2017 JEZS Received: 19-01-2017 Accepted: 20-02-2017 Khalid Usman Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Hameed Ur Rehman Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan Sehrish Khudadad Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Khalid Pervaiz Fisheries Research & Training Institute, Government of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan Wasif Ullah Department of Zoology, Islamia College University Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan Muhammad Imran Department of Zoology, Islamia College University Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan Correspondence Khalid Usman Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Exploring of spider fauna in lower region of district Karak KP, Pakistan Khalid Usman, Hameed Ur Rehman, Sehrish Khudadad, Khalid Pervaiz, Wasif Ullah and Muhammad Imran Abstract The present study was conducted to explore spider fauna in the lower region (North West) of District Karak Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Duration of the study was one year, i.e., January 2015 to December 2015. A total of 378 specimens were collected from various sampling sites Rehmat Abad, Soor Dag, Latamber, Shareef Wala and Paloskai Banda of the North West region. The Specimens identified belongs to 1 Order Aranae, 6 Families 13 genera and 14 Species horacica, diadematus, theis, eucalyptus, aisalabadiensis, tigrina, paykullii, evanida, pugilis, pectabilis, littoralis, partita, madanensisi and bimanica respectively. Family Lycosidae was the largest family consists of 4 Species, Family Thomisidae comprising 3 species, Family Araneidae, Gnphosidae and Salticidaeare consisting only of 2 species each while family Scytodidae comprising only 1 species. From the present study it may be concluded that this region have a diverse of spider fauna. Similar survey on large scales is recommended to fully evaluate the spider fauna of the Lower North West region District Karak. Keywords: Dragonfly, exploring, family, region, Karak, fauna 1. Introduction In Lower region (North West) of District Karak including Rehmat Abad, Soor Dag, Latamber, Shareef Wala and Paloskai Banda are situated about 10 to 40 Km away from the main Karak City approximately as shown in the figure 1. This region is almost surrounded by the mountain from the North. The habitat of this region is suitable for different animal fauna survival. Spiders are one of the most important Arthropods group in agroecosystems. They colonize almost all habitats and have great ability in resisting to adverse ecological conditions. Although spiders are generalist predators, they can be seen as a group of specialised predators, if their different ecological niches are taken into account [1] . Therefore, spiders are extremely important in maintaining pests’ densities at low levels, having an important role in pest limitation in agro ecosystems [2] . Landscape diversity is an important factor to spider communities. Spiders depend on the surrounding habitat vegetation, shrub and herbaceous layer, since these structures can act as refugee areas [3] . Habitat diversity around the fields enhances migration from the orchard’s surroundings, allowing recolonisation of the agro ecosystem [4] . Kazim in (2014) investigate the spider fauna of Karachi Sindh Province and reported 80 species from 21 families under 51 genera are being Reported during 2009 to 2014. Salticidae were most commonly occurred species. The aim of the current survey was to exploring of spider fauna in lower region of district Karak KP, Pakistan. Fig 1: Map of North West region of District Karak KP, Pakistan