New distributional record of Oxyopes fabae Dhali, Saha and Raychaudhuri, 2015 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from Western Ghats, Kerala

Authors

  • Souvik Sen
     Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Pavittu M. Sureshan
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Jafferkhan Colony, Kozhikode − 673006, Kerala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/156940

Keywords:

Lynx Spider, New Record, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Taxonomy

Abstract

Oxyopes fabae Dhali, Saha and Raychaudhuri, 2015, previously known from West Bengal, India, is recorded for the first time from Western Ghats, Kerala. The present record of this species extends its distributional range up to the southwest part of India. In the present paper, detailed diagnostic illustrations and a distributional map of the species is presented.

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Published

2023-08-16

How to Cite

Sen, S., & Sureshan, P. M. (2023). New distributional record of <i>Oxyopes fabae</i> Dhali, Saha and Raychaudhuri, 2015 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from Western Ghats, Kerala. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(3), 419–421. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v121/i3/2021/156940

Issue

Volume 121, Issue 3, 2021

Section

Short Communications
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