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Taxonomic notes on the genus Epeus Peckham & Peckham, 1886 (Araneae, Salticidae) from India

  • 1. Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, Kolkata, India
  • 2. Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode, India|University of Calicut, Kerala, India
  • 3. Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode, India

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This paper provides the re-description of Epeus albus Prószynski, 1992, with the first description of its male. Additionally, Epeus chilapataensis (Biswas & Biswas, 1992) is synonymised with E. albus and a new taxonomic combination is proposed: Epeus khandalaensis (Tikader, 1977) comb. nov. (ex Phidippus). Clarification on the record of Epeus daiqini Patoleta, Gardzińska & Żabka, 2020 from India is provided. The current distribution of the genus in India is also mapped.

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