{"id":77229,"date":"2025-12-10T15:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77229"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:54:28","slug":"asemonea-dentis-and-colyttus-nongwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asemonea-dentis-and-colyttus-nongwar\/","title":{"rendered":"Asemonea Dentis and Colyttus Nongwar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently identified two new species of jumping spiders, Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar, in the forested terrains of the Northeast.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are two <\/span><b>new species of jumping spiders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discovered in <\/span><b>Meghalaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both species belong to the <\/span><b>Salticidae family,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the tribe of \u201c<\/span><b>jumping spiders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d known for their <\/span><b>sharp vision, rapid reflexes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>predatory precision.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Unlike traditional web-weavers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, these spiders <\/span><b>stalk their prey with stealth<\/b> <b>before springing in a split-second leap.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Asemonea dentis:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only the third Indian species identified under the Asemonea genus, a group that remains sparsely documented in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is <\/span><b>named \u2018dentis\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a <\/span><b>distinctive tooth-like projection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the male\u2019s palpal femur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Males <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carry a <\/span><b>greenish-brown body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> marked by a <\/span><b>pale-yellow V-shaped pattern on the abdomen.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Females<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by contrast, appear <\/span><b>creamy white<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>delicate black markings.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Colyttus nongwar:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the second Indian member of the little-known Oriental genus Colyttus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It draws its <\/span><b>name from Nongwar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Khasi Hills village<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where it was documented.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Both sexes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">display an <\/span><b>oval, reddish-brown carapace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a<\/span><b> light-brown abdomen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">framed by a creamy band at the front and five crisp chevron-shaped patches toward the rear.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/india\/meghalayas-living-treasure-scientists-uncover-two-new-species-of-spiders\/cid\/2137006#goog_rewarded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TELE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar are two new species of jumping spiders discovered in Meghalaya. 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