Three new generic records and descriptions of four new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Sri Lanka
- 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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| Author: | Nilani Kanesharatnam, Suresh P. Benjamin |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-460615 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.228 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 228 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (228) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2016 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2016 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2018/04/11 |
| Tag: | Sri Lanka; Taxonomy; biodiversity; diagnostic characters; ground dwellers |
| Page Number: | 23 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |
