Caleb J.T.D.1, Sankaran P.M.2, Nafin K.S.3, Acharya Sh.4 2019. Indopadilla, a new jumping spider genus from India (Araneae: Salticidae) // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.28. No.4: 567–574 [in English].
1 Centre for DNA Taxonomy, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700 053, West Bengal, India. E-mail: caleb87woodgate@gmail.com
2 Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin – 682 013, Kerala, India.
3 Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda – 680 125, Kerala, India.
4 Arachnology Division, Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700 053, West Bengal, India.
doi: 10.15298/arthsel. 28.4.10
ABSTRACT. A new genus Indopadilla Caleb et Sankaran gen.n. is proposed to accommodate three species: I. darjeeling Caleb et Sankaran gen. et sp.n., I. insularis (Malamel, Sankaran et Sebastian, 2015) comb.n. (ex. Bavia) and I. thorelli (Simon, 1901) comb.n. (ex. Bavia). A new species I. darjeeling, the generotype of Indopadilla, is described from West Bengal, India. Additionally, a new combination Bavirecta casteti (Simon, 1900) comb.n. (ex. Piranthus) is proposed.
KEY WORDS: Aranei, Baviini, description, Darjeeling, Indonesia, new species, taxonomy.