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Genus: Pilia Simon, 1902 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Pilia malenadu Caleb, 2025

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066306

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Distribution: India

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Holotype: Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai (SRC-ZSI/ZSIC), India m (I/SP 50) - (Caleb et al., 2025b)
Paratype: Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai (SRC-ZSI/ZSIC), India 1f (I/SP 51) - (Caleb et al., 2025b)

Taxonomic References

Pilia malenadu Caleb, in Caleb et al., 2025b: 281, f. 1-28 (Dmf) Original description

References

Caleb, J. T. D., Padiyar, A., Abhijith, A. P. C. & Pai, J. (2025b). Rediscovery of the enigmatic genus Pilia Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) with the description of a new species from India. Zootaxa 5716(2): 279-288. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5716.2.7 -- Show included taxa

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-10-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Caleb et al., 2025b
2025-10-30	New species inserted	Caleb et al., 2025b