Kelawakaju gen. nov., a new Asian lineage of marpissine jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Marpissina)

The genus Kelawakaju Maddison & Ruiz, gen. nov., is described for a lineage of bark-dwelling Asian marpissine jumping spiders that represent a dispersal to Eurasia separate from that of the Marpissa-Mendoza lineage, according to the phylogeny recovered from analysis of four gene regions....

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Main Authors: Wayne P. Maddison, Gustavo R. S. Ruiz, Paul Y. C. Ng, Ettukandathil Haridas Vishnudas, Ambalaparambil V. Sudhikumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/87730/download/pdf/