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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 2: 25 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.2.7
Page range: 281-291
Abstract views: 53
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Two new species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Northeastern India

Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata 700053; West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata 700053; West Bengal; India
Araneae biodiversity hotspot Meghalaya salticid taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species—Asemonea dentis sp. nov. (male, female), and Colyttus nongwar sp. nov. (male, female)—are described from Meghalaya state of India. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, and diagnoses of the species are provided along with a distributional map.

 

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How to Cite

Sudhin, P.P. & Sen, S. (2025) Two new species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Northeastern India. Zootaxa, 5723 (2), 281–291. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.2.7