New Spider Species

About New Spider Species:

• A new species of spider named Tenkana Jayamangali, has been found at Devarayanadurga reserve forest of Karnataka.
• It was named after the nearby Jayamangali River.
• It is a sister species to T arkavathi and T manu.
• It has been added as a new genus of Tenkana jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippina) from South Asia.
• Key points about Tenkana genus
  • Distribution: The southern states of India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana) and the northern region of Sri Lanka.
  • Tenkana appears to be an exclusively ground-dwelling group.
  • It is often found among relatively complex microhabitats of shaded short grasses with dry leaf litter in groves or relatively simpler microhabitats in open, sunny, sparse short grasses associated with rocky outcrops in relatively dry habitats.