Makdiops nilgirensis ( Reimoser, 1934 )

Sankaran, Pradeep M., Kadam, Gautam, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu & Tripathi, Rishikesh, 2022, First record of Siamspinops Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 from India, first description of the female of Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931), and a catalogue of Indian selenopid fauna (Araneae, Selenopidae), Zootaxa 5194 (1), pp. 109-121 : 119

Makdiops nilgirensis ( Reimoser, 1934)

Selenops nilgirensis Reimoser, 1934: 486 , fig. 10 (♀).

Makdiops nilgirensis (Reimoser) . Crews & Harvey 2011: 89 , figs 87–88, 113 (♀).

Type locality. Karteri Valley, Tamil Nadu, India ( Reimoser 1934; Crews & Harvey 2011).

Type repository. MHNG ( Crews & Harvey 2011) .

Records from India. Tamil Nadu ( Reimoser 1934; Crews & Harvey 2011; Fig. 7 ).

Distribution. Known only from India ( World Spider Catalog 2022).

Remarks. Crews & Harvey (2011) transferred this species from Selenops to Makdiops based on type material.

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FIGURE 7. Distribution of the genus Makdiops Crews & Harvey, 2011 in India. ○ Makdiops agumbensis (Tikader, 1969); ▲ Makdiops mahishasura Crews & Harvey, 2011; ♦ Makdiops montigena (Simon, 1889); ● Makdiops nilgirensis (Reimoser, 1934); Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931); ■ Makdiops shiva Crews & Harvey, 2011.