Bridging the distributional gap of Tyloridastriata (Thorell, 1877) and new synonymy (Araneae: Tetragnathidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although Tyloridastriata has not been reported from India, observations on India Biodiversity Portal (IBP 2015), an open access repository for biodiversity information of Indian subcontinent, showed images resembling this species. The respective locality in Gujarat, India was explored and specimens were studied to confirm record of T.striata in India. Literature study showed some taxonomic lacunae which needed to be resolved.

New information

The tetragnathid spider Tyloridastriata (Thorell, 1877) is redescribed on examination of its long unknown syntypes from Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi deposited in the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria, Genoa, Italy and additional material from Kendari and other Indonesian regions. Description of Tyloridastellimicans (Simon

SUBMITTER: Kulkarni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4385902 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature