Telamonia dimidiata (Simon, 1899)

Magar, Kiran Thapa, Shrestha, Bimal Raj, Gurung, Tek Bahadur, K. C., Rabin Bahadur, Babu, Lamichhane, Ram, Hill, David E. & Thapa, Arjun, 2020, New records of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Nepal, Peckhamia 220 (1), pp. 1-11 : 8

8. Telamonia dimidiata (Simon, 1899) ( Figures 19-21 )

Material examined. Continent: Asia; country: Nepal; province: Bagmati; district: Chitwan ; locality: Eastern sector, Chitwan National Park ; habitat: forest; elevation: 167 m asl; latitude: 27.5673N; longitude: 84.4854E; sampling protocol: aerial hand collection; sex: 1 female .

Global distribution. Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Nepal (new record), Pakistan, Singapore and Sumatra.

Identification. Based on creamy white to light brown cephalothorax; abdomen elongate, pointed and dorsum with two light to dark brown, dorsal, longitudinal stripes.

Habitat notes. This specimen was found on the leaf of a Sal tree ( Shorea robusta ).

Figures

Figures 19-21. Three views of the female Telamonia dimidiata.