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Issue: Vol. 4171 No. 2: 28 Sept. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
Page range: 321–334
Abstract views: 137
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Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina)

Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India
Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India Department of PG Studies and Research in Applied Zoology, Bioscience complex, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shivamogga, Karnataka 577451, India
Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India
Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India
Araneae jumping spiders Oriental region taxonomy systematics

Abstract

Stenaelurillus digitus sp. nov. and Stenaelurillus gabrieli sp. nov. are described from India. New distributional records for Stenaelurillus albus Sebastian et al., 2015 and Stenaelurillus lesserti Reimoser, 1934 and maps for these species are given.

 

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