Abstract:Scientific understanding of spider biology is far behind spider taxonomy in China.Among the currently known 2361 spider species,the life history and biology of only twenty have been studied.Study has been focused on species of agricultural and forestry importance.The wolf spider Pirata subpiraticus (Araneae,Lycosidae) has a wide distribution and an abundant population. Its occurrence in rice paddy accounts for about 11 28% of the arthropod community and 20\^48% of the spider sub\|community,according to...