First record of Siamspinops Dankittipakul &amp; Corronca, 2009 from India, first description of the female of Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931), and a catalogue of Indian selenopid fauna (Araneae, Selenopidae)

Pradeep M Sankaran; Gautam Kadam; Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar; Rishikesh Tripathi

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5194.1.6

First record of Siamspinops Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 from India, first description of the female of Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931), and a catalogue of Indian selenopid fauna (Araneae, Selenopidae)

Zootaxa. 2022 Oct 4;5194(1):109-121. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5194.1.6.

Authors

Pradeep M Sankaran¹, Gautam Kadam², Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar³, Rishikesh Tripathi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala 682 013, India. . pradeepmspala@rediffmail.com.
² 283a Kapil Nagar, Vetal bambarde, Kudal, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra 416 520, India. . gautamkadam7wild@gmail.com.
³ Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India.. avsudhi@rediffmail.com.
⁴ Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala 680 125, India.. rishikeshtripathi14@gmail.com.

PMID: 37045342
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5194.1.6

Abstract

The selenopid genus Siamspinops Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 is recorded for the first time from India. Siamspinops garoensis Kadam, Tripathi & Sankaran, 2022 sp. nov., based on male and female specimens, is described and illustrated in detail. The unknown female of Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931) is described and illustrated for the first time, and a catalogue and distribution maps of the Indian selenopid species are provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Female
India
Male
Spiders*