Makdiops shevaroyensis ( Gravely, 1931 )

Sankaran, Pradeep M., Kadam, Gautam, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu & Tripathi, Rishikesh, 2022, First record of Siamspinops Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 from India, first description of the female of Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931), and a catalogue of Indian selenopid fauna (Araneae, Selenopidae), Zootaxa 5194 (1), pp. 109-121 : 119

Makdiops shevaroyensis ( Gravely, 1931)

Selenops shevaroyensis Gravely, 1931: 259 , fig. 15C (♂).

Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely) . Sankaran et al. 2020: 598 , figs 3A–C, 4A–D (♂).

Type locality. Servarayan Hills, Yercaud, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India ( Gravely 1931; Sankaran et al. 2020).

Type repository. NZC-ZSI ( Sankaran et al. 2020).

Records from India. Tamil Nadu ( Gravely 1931; Sankaran et al. 2020; Fig. 7 ).

Distribution. Known only from India ( World Spider Catalog 2022).

Remarks. Sankaran et al. (2020) redescribed and illustrated the holotype male of S. shevaroyensis and transferred it to Makdiops .

Figures

FIGURE 7. Distribution of the genus Makdiops Crews & Harvey, 2011 in India. ○ Makdiops agumbensis (Tikader, 1969); ▲ Makdiops mahishasura Crews & Harvey, 2011; ♦ Makdiops montigena (Simon, 1889); ● Makdiops nilgirensis (Reimoser, 1934); Makdiops shevaroyensis (Gravely, 1931); ■ Makdiops shiva Crews & Harvey, 2011.