Makdiops Explained

Makdiops is a genus of Asian wall spiders that was first described by S. C. Crews & Mark Stephen Harvey in 2011.^[1]

Species

it contains six species, found in Nepal and India:^[2]

• Makdiops agumbensis (Tikader, 1969) – India
• Makdiops mahishasura Crews & Harvey, 2011 – India
• Makdiops montigena (Simon, 1889) (type) – India, Nepal
• Makdiops nilgirensis (Reimoser, 1934) – India
• Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931) – India
• Makdiops shiva Crews & Harvey, 2011 – India

See also

• List of Selenopidae species

Notes and References

1. Crews. S. C.. Harvey. M. S.. 2011. The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australasia and the Oriental region. ZooKeys. 1–103. 99. Mark_Harvey_(arachnologist). 10.3897/zookeys.99.723. 21738435. 3118779. free.
2. Gen. Makdiops Crews & Harvey, 2011. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-12. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.