Devendra saama

Devendra saama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zoropsidae
Genus: Devendra
Species:
D. saama
Binomial name
Devendra saama
Polotow & Griswold, 2017

Devendra saama is a species of spider of the family Zoropsidae.[1][2] It is endemic to the southern highlands of Sri Lanka.[3][4]

Devendra saama were first described in 2017 by Brazilian arachnologist, Daniele Polotow, and United States arachnologist, Charles Edward Griswold. The species were named after the Sinhalese word for peace.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Polotow, D. & Griswold, C. (2017). Cleaning old cabinets: revealing the taxonomy of Sri Lankan wolf spiders (Araneae, Udubidae and Zoropsidae). Zootaxa 4362(1): 51-74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4362.1.3
  2. ^ "Devendra saama". iNaturalist. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Devendra saama (Polotow & Griswold, 2017)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ https://lk.chm-cbd.net/sites/lk/files/2022-06/Biodiversity_ProfileSriLanka.pdf
  5. ^ "85 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2017".

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