Phintella platnicki

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Phintella platnicki
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P. platnicki from Kadumane, Sakleshpur, Karnataka
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Phintella
Species:
P. platnicki
Binomial name
Phintella platnicki
Sudhin, Sen & Caleb, 2023

Phintella platnicki is a species of jumping spider from southern India. [1] [2] [3]

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Range

Its type locality is Salem, Tamil Nadu. It is also found in Kerala and Karnataka. [1] [2]

Etymology

Phintella platnicki has been named in honour of the late Norman I. Platnick for his contribution to the field of arachnology. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. 1 2 PTI (2023-05-02). "ZSI team discovers 2 new spider species in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2024-02-20.