Open AccessTaxonomic account of jumping spiders – Genus Marpissa C. L. Koch (Archnida: Araneae: Salticidae) from Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Vivekanand Biswas,
D. N. Raychaudhuri
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of biodiversity conservation and bioresource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2412-2416
DOI - 10.3329/jbcbm.v7i1.57118
Subject(s) - jumping spider , genus , biology , jumping , zoology , key (lock) , ecology , spider , paleontology
A taxonomic study on the jumping spiders’ genus Marpissa C.L. Koch, 1846 was carried out from different areas of Bangladesh. Four species were identified from the study, namely M. andamanensis Tikader, M. bengalensis Tikader, M. calcuttaensis Tikader and M. decorata Tikader. All the species are illustrated and described in detail for the first time in Bangladesh. Generic diagnosis, distribution and key to the species are also provided herewithJ. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2021, 7(1): 1-10