Researchers from Kerala and Tamil Nadu have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in the lush landscapes of the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Western Ghats at Kulathupuzha. The new species are Habrocestum shayadri and Irura Shendurney,
The researchers are Asima A. and G. Prasad of the Department of Zoology, Kerala University, and John T.D. Caleb of the Department of Anatomy, Saveetha University, Chennai. The findings have been published in the peer-reviewed European Journal of Taxonomy.
