AI Article Synopsis
- Two new spider species, Mimetus parvulus and M. spinatus, were discovered in India and described in detail in a 2024 study.
- The study includes illustrations and a distribution map for these new species.
- Additionally, the research reclassifies an existing species, M. tikaderi, moving it to the Agroeca genus within the Liocranidae family.
Article Abstract
Two new species of Mimetus Hentz, 1832 are described from India: Mimetus parvulus Sankaran, Sudhin & Sen, 2024 n. sp., and M. spinatus Sudhin, Sankaran & Sen, 2024 n. sp.. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of both species are provided, and their current distribution is mapped. Based on familial and generic similarities, we transfer the misplaced M. tikaderi Gajbe, 1992 to the Liocranidae genus Agroeca Westring, 1861.
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