Novel additions to the jumping spider subfamily Spartaeinae Wanless, 1984 from India (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeini)
Abstract
A new spartaeine species, Spartaeus karigiri Caleb, Sudhin, Sen & Kadam sp. nov. is described from India. The genera Sonoita G.W. Peckham & E.G. Peckham, 1903 and Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 are reported for the first time from India. Marpissa gangasagarensis Majumder, 2005 syn. nov. is recognized as a junior synonym of Phaeacius fimbriatus Simon, 1900. Additionally, distributional data is provided for Brettus anchorum Wanless, 1979, Portia albimana (Simon, 1900) and Portia labiata (Thorell, 1887). Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, and distributional maps are also provided.
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