Marengo batheryensis is a species of jumping spider endemic to India.[1][2][3]

Marengo batheryensis
From Kochi, Kerala, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Marengo
Species:
M. batheryensis
Binomial name
Marengo batheryensis
Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019

Description

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The female of Marengo batheryensis has white lateral spots on the carapace and three white spots forming a triangle on the abdomen, distinguishing it from M. striatipes. The male is similar to M. striatipes except for slender femur 1.[2]

Range

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Marengo batheryensis is endemic to India. Its type locality is the Sulthan Bathery Range within the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala.[2][3]

Etymology

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The specific epithet is an adjective derived from the last name of the forest range (Sulthan Bathery) from where the type specimen of Marengo batheryensis was collected.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Marengo batheryensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c d Sudhin, P. P.; Nafin, K. S.; Benjamin, S. P.; Sudhikumar, A. V. "Two new species of the genus Marengo Peckham et Peckham, 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Western Ghats of India". Arthropoda Selecta (in Russian). 28 (1): 435–444. doi:10.15298/arthsel.28.3.08. ISSN 0136-006X.
  3. ^ a b Muringatheri, Mini (2020-07-02). "Biodiversity exploration unearths spider species". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-03-31.