Biology:Okinawicius tekdi
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Short description: Species of spiders
| Okinawicius tekdi | |
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| Okinawicius tekdi female from Pune, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Okinawicius |
| Species: | O. tekdi
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| Binomial name | |
| Okinawicius tekdi Tripathi & Kulkarni 2024
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Okinawicius tekdi is a species of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was described in 2024 by Tripathi & Kulkarni from Pune city in Maharashtra state of India.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet is a noun apposition, derived from the Marathi word 'tekdi' that translates to 'hill' in English, as a tribute to the geographical origin of the specimen and to highlight the need for conservation of flora and fauna of the unique urban hills of Pune city and similar habitats of tropical countries.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kulkarni, Atharva; Tripathi, Rishikesh; Koparde, Pankaj; Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu (2024). "A new species of Okinawicius Prószyński, 2016 (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) from the Deccan Plateau, Maharashtra, India." (in en). Arachnology 19 (9): 1172–1176. doi:10.13156/arac.2024.19.9.1172.
- ↑ "Salticidae". Natural History Museum Bern. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/64144/Okinawicius_tekdi.
Wikidata ☰ Q130946077 entry
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