A team of researchers exploring biodiversity in the Western Ghats recently discovered a new species of spider named Pilia malenadu.
About Pilia malenadu:
It is a new species of spider.
It belongs to Pilia, a genus of jumping spiders.
It was discovered in Madhugundi in the Mudigere taluk of Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, at the foothills of the Western Ghats.
The researchers named it “Pilia malenadu”, to give credit to the place it was found.
The discovery is significant because the last time a species of spiders belonging to the pilia genus was discovered was about 123 years ago (1902) in Kerala.
Further, the researchers, for the first time, have found both male and female spiders of the species.
These spiders were found in only two plant species — Memecylon umbellatum and Memecylon malabaricum.
In fact, the spiders were found concealed between the leaves of these plants.
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