Marengo batheryensis is a species of jumping spider endemic to India.[1][2][3]
| Marengo batheryensis | |
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| From Kochi, Kerala, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Marengo |
| Species: | M. batheryensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Marengo batheryensis Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019
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Description
editThe female of Marengo batheryensis has white lateral spots on the carapace and three white spots forming a triangle on the abdomen, distinguishing it from M. striatipes. The male is similar to M. striatipes except for slender femur 1.[2]
Range
editMarengo batheryensis is endemic to India. Its type locality is the Sulthan Bathery Range within the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala.[2][3]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet is an adjective derived from the last name of the forest range (Sulthan Bathery) from where the type specimen of Marengo batheryensis was collected.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Marengo batheryensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b c d Sudhin, P. P.; Nafin, K. S.; Benjamin, S. P.; Sudhikumar, A. V. "Two new species of the genus Marengo Peckham et Peckham, 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Western Ghats of India". Arthropoda Selecta (in Russian). 28 (1): 435–444. doi:10.15298/arthsel.28.3.08. ISSN 0136-006X.
- ^ a b Muringatheri, Mini (2020-07-02). "Biodiversity exploration unearths spider species". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-03-31.