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| (1–6) Afraflacilla miajlarensis Tripathi, Jangid, Prajapati et Siliwal, (7–9) A. kurichiadensis Sudhin, Nafin et Sudhikumar,: 1–3 — female, 4–9 — male. in Sudhin, Nafin, Tripathi, Jangid, Prajapati, Siliwal et Sudhikumar, 2022. |
ABSTRACT
Two new species of jumping spiders, Afraflacilla miajlarensis sp.n. and Afraflacilla kurichiadensis sp.n. are described from India. Detailed morphological description, diagnostic features and illustration of the species are given. The current distribution records of the genus in India are mapped as well.
KEY WORDS: Aranei, jumping spiders, taxonomy, distribution, Thar Desert, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
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| General appearance of Afraflacilla miajlarensis sp. n. (1–6) and Afraflacilla kurichiadensis sp. n. (7–9): 1–3 — female, 4–9 — male. |
Afraflacilla miajlarensis Tripathi, Jangid, Prajapati et Siliwal, sp. n.
HABITAT. Found in arid regions of Thar Desert, with Lasiurus scindicus and Cenchrus biflorus dominated vegetation.
ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet is a noun derived from the name of the type locality (Miajlar) from where the species was collected.
Afraflacilla kurichiadensis Sudhin, Nafin et Sudhikumar, sp. n.
HABITAT. Occurs in the moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats.
ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet is an adjective derived from the name of the forest range (Kurichiad) from where the species was collected.
Puthoor Pattammal Sudhin, Karunnappilli Shamsudheen Nafin, Rishikesh Tripathi, Ashish Kumar Jangid, Dhruv A. Prajapati, Manju Siliwal and Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar. 2022. Description of Two New Species of the Genus Afraflacilla Berland et Millot, 1941 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India. Arthropoda Selecta. 31(3); 326–334. DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.31.3.09
