Present communication deals with the new record of Argiope aemula, the St. Andrew’s Oval Cross Spider, from Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh with its systematic account, distribution, habitat, webbing, food & feeding, mating & cannibalism, venom and predation threats. It, as subsisting on various insects including plant insect pests, is considered a potential biological controller, especially in rice crop fields.

New record, Argiope aemula, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh

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Akhlaq Husain and Sushain Babu (2023). New record of St. Andrew’s Oval Cross Spider Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1841) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh (India), a potential biological controller, with systematic account and other aspects. International Journal on Emerging Technologies, 14(2): 01–05.