A new species of the genus Siler Simon, 1889 (Araneae, Salticidae, Chrysillini) from India

Autor: John T. D. Caleb, Ayush Parag, Aniruddha Datta-Roy
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Zoosystematics and Evolution 99(1): 209-216
ISSN: 1860-0743
1435-1935
DOI: 10.3897/zse.99.99285
Popis: A new chrysilline jumping spider species belonging to the genus Siler Simon, 1889 is described from Odisha, India. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations of the male palp and female genitalia and phylogenetic relationships of the new Siler species are presented. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that the new species is sister to a clade of predominantly Southeast Asian Siler species. Furthermore, the results indicate the presence of multiple cryptic species masquerading as S. semiglaucussensu lato. We also briefly discuss some unique behavioural observations on the newly-described species.
Databáze: OpenAIRE