Asemonea tenuipes (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869)

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 : 4

1. Asemonea tenuipes (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) (Figures 2-3)

Material examined. Continent: Asia; country: Nepal; province: Bagmati; district: Chitwan ; locality: Kasara sector, Chitwan National Park ; habitat: forest; elevation: 178 m asl; latitude: 27.5382N; longitude: 84.3385E; sampling protocol: vegetation beating; sex: 1 female .

Global distribution. Andaman Islands, India, Myanmar, Nepal (new record), Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Identification. Identification of the female A. tenuipes was based on the unique appearance of pale yellow in colouration of the entire body with greenish blue or brown spots on the dorsum of abdomen (after Tay & Li 2010).

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