Ghatippus

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Ghatippus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Tribe: Plexippini
Subtribe: Plexippina
Genus: Ghatippus
Marathe & Maddison, 2024
Species:
G. paschima
Binomial name
Ghatippus paschima
Marathe & Maddison, 2024

Ghatippus is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described by Kiran Marathe, Wayne Paul Maddison, and Krushnamegh Kunte in 2024,[1] and is found in the Western Ghats of India. As of 2024, it contains only one species, Ghatippus paschima.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marathe, Kiran; Maddison, Wayne P.; Kunte, Krushnamegh (12 February 2024). "Ghatippus paschima, a new species and genus of plexippine jumping spider from the Western Ghats of India (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)". ZooKeys (1191): 89–103. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1191...89M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1191.114117. PMC 10880105. PMID 38384423. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Gen. Ghatippus Marathe & Maddison, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 5 May 2024.