First record of Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891 (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) from India

Authors

  • Monica Chetry Wildlife Conservation Research Laboratory, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 788011, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3806-2333
  • John T.D. Caleb Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India.
  • Parthankar Choudhury Wildlife Conservation Research Laboratory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9485-8854

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.10290.18.1.28259-28262

Keywords:

Assam, Euophryini, Indo-Burma hotspot, life on land, new record

Abstract

Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891, previously known only from Indonesia, is reported for the first time from India. This new locality highlights the faunal continuity between northeastern India and southeastern Asia. Diagnostic illustrations, habitat information and a distribution map are provided.

Author Biographies

Monica Chetry, Wildlife Conservation Research Laboratory, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 788011, India.

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John T.D. Caleb, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India.

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Parthankar Choudhury, Wildlife Conservation Research Laboratory

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26-01-2026

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