Phintella platnicki explained

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

Range

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

Etymology

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

Notes and 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 . 10.3897/zse.100.113049 . free . 1860-0743.
  2. Web site: Bern . Natural History Museum . NMBE - World Spider Catalog . 2024-02-20 . wsc.nmbe.ch . en.
  3. News: PTI . 2023-05-02 . ZSI team discovers 2 new spider species in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu . 2024-02-20 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.

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