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Description of New Jumping Spider species Epocilla aura Dyal, 1935 (Aranae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) from Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh State, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Zoology, M.M.V. P.G. College Bhakhara, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, India
  • 2Department of Zoology, Govt. Dudhadhari Bajrang Girls Postgraduate College Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
  • 3Department of Botany, Govt. Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya Postgraduate College Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India
  • 4Department of Zoology, Govt. Pt. Shyam Shankar Mishra College Deobhog, Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 14, Issue (3), Pages 13-16, August,10 (2025)

Abstract

The present study deals with a new spider species, Epocilla aura Dyal, 1935 reported in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh state, India. It is a new genus and species on the Chhattisgarh spider fauna list. A new spider species Epocilla aura Dyal, 1935 is added to the spider fauna list of Chhattisgarh. This discovery will help in better understanding the spiders in Chhattisgarh and their diversity.

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