''Marengo sachintendulkar'' is a
species of
jumping spider from
India. It is named after the Indian former international cricketer,
Sachin Tendulkar.
Diagnosis
''Marengo sachintendulkar'' is most similar to ''
Marengo crassipes'' and ''
Marengo nitida'', but it can be distinguished from them both by the
abdomen having a median discontinuous whitish transverse band and two antero-medial longitudinal stripes reaching the transverse band. It also can be distinguished by the presence of a cheliceral notch in the males that makes a significant gap between the
chelicerae and "S-shaped" insemination ducts in the females.
Range
''Marengo sachintendulkar'' is only known to be distributed to
north-west
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and
southern India. Type specimens were collected from
Gujarat University in
Gujarat,
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary of
Kanchipuram district in
Tamil Nadu and
Pathiramanal
Pathiramanal ( ml, പാതിരാമണൽ) is a small island in Muhamma panchayat of Alappuzha district located in Vembanad Lake. The name ''Pathiramanal'' means 'midnight sand'. The scenic beauty of both sides of the lake as well as th ...
island of
Kerala.
References
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Salticidae
Spiders described in 2019
Spiders of the Indian subcontinent
Arthropods of India
Fauna of Karnataka
Sachin Tendulkar