CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India

Prior to this study the genus Tigidia Simon, 1892 of the Brush-footed Spider family Barychelidae was represented by eight species endemic to Madagascar and Mauritius Islands. The first occurrence of Tigidia in India is reported here with the description of three new species from the Western Ghats,...

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Main Authors: M. Siliwal, N. Gupta, R.V. Sanap, Z.A. Mirza, R. Raven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/622
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author M. Siliwal
N. Gupta
R.V. Sanap
Z.A. Mirza
R. Raven
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R. Raven
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description Prior to this study the genus Tigidia Simon, 1892 of the Brush-footed Spider family Barychelidae was represented by eight species endemic to Madagascar and Mauritius Islands. The first occurrence of Tigidia in India is reported here with the description of three new species from the Western Ghats, T. sahyadri sp. nov. from Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka; T. nilgiriensis sp. nov. from Kotagiri, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu and T. rutilofronis sp. nov. from Maruthamalai, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. This genus is probably a Gondwana relict. Natural history information is provided for all the species.
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spelling doaj.art-1e1a5de3cc674f0ab381315a5a3b614c2022-12-21T19:19:07ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072011-12-013122229224110.11609/JoTT.o2874.2229-41608CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, IndiaM. SiliwalN. GuptaR.V. SanapZ.A. MirzaR. RavenPrior to this study the genus Tigidia Simon, 1892 of the Brush-footed Spider family Barychelidae was represented by eight species endemic to Madagascar and Mauritius Islands. The first occurrence of Tigidia in India is reported here with the description of three new species from the Western Ghats, T. sahyadri sp. nov. from Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka; T. nilgiriensis sp. nov. from Kotagiri, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu and T. rutilofronis sp. nov. from Maruthamalai, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. This genus is probably a Gondwana relict. Natural history information is provided for all the species.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/622
spellingShingle M. Siliwal
N. Gupta
R.V. Sanap
Z.A. Mirza
R. Raven
CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
title CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India
title_full CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India
title_fullStr CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India
title_full_unstemmed CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India
title_short CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: First record of the genus <i>Tigidia Simon</i>, 1892 (Araneae: Barychelidae) from India with description of three new species from the Western Ghats, India
title_sort cepf western ghats special series first record of the genus i tigidia simon i 1892 araneae barychelidae from india with description of three new species from the western ghats india
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/622
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