Three new generic records and descriptions of four new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Sri Lanka

  • Nilani Kanesharatnam National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana road, Kandy
  • Suresh P. Benjamin National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana road, Kandy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.228
Keywords: Taxonomy, Sri Lanka, biodiversity, ground dwellers, diagnostic characters

Abstract

The salticid genera Bristowia Reimoser, 1934, Habrocestum Simon, 1876 and Macaroeris Wunderlich 1992 are reported from Sri Lanka for the first time. One new species of Bristowia, B. gandhii sp. nov. (♂♀), and three new species of Habrocestum, H. hantaneensis sp. nov. (♂♀), H. kodigalaensis sp. nov. (♂♀) and H. ohiyaensis sp. nov. (♂), are described and diagnosed. The male of Macaroeris nidicolens Walckenaer, 1802 is redescribed and illustrated, based on new material from Sri Lanka.

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Published
2016-09-09
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Kanesharatnam, N., & Benjamin, S. P. (2016). Three new generic records and descriptions of four new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Sri Lanka. European Journal of Taxonomy, (228). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.228
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No. 228 (2016): Three new generic records and descriptions of four new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Sri Lanka
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