KOLHAPUR: Researchers have discovered a new species from the genus ‘Conothile’ of the trapdoor spider in Maharashtra.
The spider is named Conothile ogalei, and is the sixth species found in India from the Conothile family. Rajesh Sanap, Swapnil Pawar, Akshay Khandekar and Anuradha Joglekar played an important role in the research of this new species. The finding has been published in ‘Arthropoda Selecta’ Journal on March 29, 2022.
Honorary wildlife warden for Kolhapur and member of the research team Swapnil Pawar said, “There are 34 species from Conothele family across the world out of which six have been recorded in India. In 2016, this Conothele ogalei spider was first spotted by me and my friend Akshay Khandekar in Amboli region.”
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