Phintella platnicki is a species of jumping spider from southern India.[1][2][3]
Phintella platnicki | |
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Phintella platnicki from Kadumane, Sakleshpur, Karnataka | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Phintella |
Species: | P. platnicki
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Binomial name | |
Phintella platnicki Sudhin, Sen & Caleb, 2023
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Range
editIts type locality is Salem, Tamil Nadu. It is also found in Kerala and Karnataka.[1][2]
Etymology
editPhintella platnicki has been named in honour of the late Norman I. Platnick for his contribution to the field of arachnology.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Sudhin, Puthoor Pattammal; Caleb, John T. D.; Sen, Souvik (2024-01-26). "Additions to the knowledge on the genus Phintella Strand, 1906 (Araneae, Salticidae, Chrysillini) from India". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100 (1): 31–48. doi:10.3897/zse.100.113049. ISSN 1860-0743.
- ^ a b Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ a b PTI (2023-05-02). "ZSI team discovers 2 new spider species in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-20.