PA Sebastian Centre for
Arachnology Research (PASCAR)

The centre was established in the year 1998 with the objective of conducting authentic studies on spiders of South India, especially in the state of Kerala. This is the only research centre in South India engaged in Arachnology research. The division functions under the Department of Zoology of Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala, India.

South Indian Spiders

A database of Common Spider Families from South India.

Museum for Arachinoids

Collection of 1200 specimens with systamatic documentation.

Faunal Exploration

Routine faunal explorations in different parts of Kerala state.

Courses & Research

Research projects & Credit based courses on archinology.

Research Papers
in Arachanology

Doctoral Thesis
awarded doctoral degree

Research Projects
finished and Ongoing

Identified Species
by this research centre

South Indian spider database

The South Indian spider database is a data collection of Indian spiders emphasis in the South India region. This database also includes Pseudo Scorpions, opinions, Millipedes and Centipedes. The use of this database is limited to, research, educational, non-commercial use. Contained data are publicly available under a CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution).

Spiders

Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, at least 48,200 spider species, and 120 families have been recorded by taxonomists. We have data of 1869 species in 61 families.

Pseudoscorpions

There are more than 3,300 species of pseudoscorpions recorded in more than 430 genera. Our database have 120 number of Pseudo scorpions from 12 families identified in India.

Opilions

over 6,650 species of Opiliones have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. We have data of 200 species of Opiliones in India.

Millipedes

There are 7,000 species of millipede in the world, and 1,400 of these occur in the United States and Canada. xxx Species identified in India. Our database have xxx species found in India.

Centipedes

Worldwide, an estimated 8,000 species of centipedes are thought to exist, of which 3,000 have been described. xxx Species identified in India. Our database have xxx species found in India.

Collections

Collection of 1200 specimens found in India with systamatic documentation.The Western Ghats collections have 275 species of spiders belonging to 139 genera of 39 families.