Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue: 4

First record and range extension of Burmattus pococki thorell (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae)

  • Author:
  • Subhadip Das1, Dipjyoti Boruah2, Suman Bhowmik3, Atanu Bora1,*
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Apr 4, 2025
  • Page Number: 1342 to 1344

1Moran College, Charaideo, 785670, Assam, India

2Sibsagar College, Sivasagar, 785665, Assam, India

3Wild Tripura Foundation, Agartala, 799007, Tripura, India

*Email: atanubora2019@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0002-2746-1670

Online published on 4 April, 2025.

Abstract

The first record of the jumping spider Burmattus pococki Thorell from Assam, Northeast India is reported. During regular field surveys inside Moran College campus from March-May 2022, one male individual of B. pococki was found resting underneath the leaves of Ageratum conyzoides. The earlier Indian records of B. pococki are from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Manipur. This study updates distribution of B. pococki in India, showing a range extension of about 452 km from the last nearest location.

Keywords

Burmattus pococki, Eastern Himalaya, Eight-legged, Jumping spider, Natural history, Distribution, Range extension