Phintella platnicki

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

Phintella platnicki
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
Binomial name
Phintella platnicki
Sudhin, Sen & Caleb, 2023

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]

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