As scientific explorations continue to unravel the secrets of biodiversity-rich Western Ghats, a new species of jumping spiders has been discovered from the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary.
A group of researchers comprising Asima A. of the Department of Zoology in Kerala University, the head of the department G. Prasad, and John T.D. Caleb of the Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, has reported the findings that have been published in the peer-reviewed journal Arachnology brought out by the British Arachnological Society.
The new species, which belongs to the jumping spider genus Pancorius Simon, 1902, and Salticidae family, has been named Pancorius sebastiani after the late spider taxonomist P.A. Sebastian in recognition of his valuable contributions towards Indian arachnology.
