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Issue: Vol. 5792 No. 1: 10 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5792.1.11
Page range: 183-199
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Further notes on Indian Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994 (Araneae: Salticidae), with the description of two new species

Thackeray Wildlife Foundation; Mumbai 400051; India
Centre for Policy Design; Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment; Bengaluru 560 064; Karnataka; India
Department of Anatomy; Saveetha Medical College & Hospital; Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences; Saveetha University; Chennai 602 105; Tamil Nadu; India
Department of Zoology; Government Meera Girls College; MLSU; Udaipur; Rajasthan; India; Wildlife Research Lab; Department of Zoology; University College of Science; MLSU; Udaipur; Rajasthan; India
Wildlife Research Lab; Department of Zoology; University College of Science; MLSU; Udaipur; Rajasthan; India
Department of Zoology; Government Meera Girls College; MLSU; Udaipur; Rajasthan; India
Thackeray Wildlife Foundation; Mumbai 400051; India
Araneae Aravalli hills distribution jumping spider taxonomy Western Ghats

Abstract

We describe two new species, Langelurillus sahyadri Sanap, Tripathi, Thackeray & Caleb sp. nov. (♂♀) from Maharashtra and Langelurillus udaipurensis Tripathi, Sanap & Caleb sp. nov. (♂) from Rajasthan. Additionally, the previously unknown females of L. lacteus Sanap, Joglekar & Caleb, 2017 and L. onyx Caleb, Sanap, Joglekar & Prajapati, 2017 are described for the first time. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, diagnostic comparisons of the studied species, and a distributional map for all Indian species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Sanap, R.V., Tripathi, R., Caleb, J.T., Koli, H., Koli, V.K., Intodia, A. & Thackeray, T. (2026) Further notes on Indian Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994 (Araneae: Salticidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 5792 (1), 183–199. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5792.1.11