Ghatippus paschima, a new species and genus of plexippine jumping spider from the Western Ghats of India (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)

By

Marathe, Kiran
Maddison, Wayne P.
Kunte, Krushnamegh J

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1191

Pages

89--103

Subjects

Araneae , biodiversity research , Classification , phylogenomics , systematics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.114117

 

Abstract

We propose a new genus of plexippine jumping spiders from the Western Ghats of India based on the new species Ghatippus paschimagen. et sp. nov. While it bears a superficial resemblance to Pancorius in body form and Hyllus in membrane-bearing embolus, our UCE phylogenomic data—the first to resolve broad relationships within the Plexippina—as well as morphological features justify its status as a new genus. In addition to the molecular data and morphological descriptions, we provide photographs of living specimens of Ghatippus paschimagen. et sp. nov. and information on their natural history.