About New Spider Species

About New Spider Species:

• A new species of spider is named as Tenkana Jayamangali, has been found at Devarayanadurga reserve forest of Karnataka.
• It was named after the nearby Jayamangali River.
• It is a sister species to T arkavathi and T manu.
• It has been added as a new genus of Tenkana jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippina) from South Asia.
• Key points about Tenkana genus
  • Distribution: The southern states of India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana) and the northern region of Sri Lanka.
  • Tenkana appears to be an exclusively ground-dwelling group. 
  • It is often found among relatively complex microhabitats of shaded short grasses with dry leaf litter in groves or relatively simpler microhabitats in open, sunny, sparse short grasses associated with rocky outcrops in relatively dry habitats. 

Q1. What are Arthropods?

These are invertebrates with jointed legs. They make up about 75% of all animals on Earth and have a major role in maintaining ecosystems as pollinators, recyclers of nutrients, scavengers and food for other animals.

Source: New genus of jumping spider found