Marengo batheryensis | |
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From Kochi, Kerala, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Marengo |
Species: | M. batheryensis
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Binomial name | |
Marengo batheryensis Sudhin, Nafin, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2019
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Marengo batheryensis is a species of jumping spider endemic to India.[1][2][3]
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]
Marengo batheryensis is endemic to India. Its type locality is the Sulthan Bathery Range within the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala.[2][3]
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]