Contributions of Prof. P. Venkataramaiah to the research on radiation physics and education in India.

Prof. P. Venkataramaiah (P.

First description of the male of the type species Simon, 1895 and description of a new species (Araneae, Theridiidae) from India.

The present paper reports the first description of the type species of the theridid genus Meotipa, Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895 and redescribe the female of the same species with one new species Meotipa multuma sp.nov. from India.