World Spider Catalog

Genus: Onomastus Simon, 1900 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Onomastus silentvalley Jose & Benjamin, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067238

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Described:

Distribution: India

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology (CATE), Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India m (10440316A) - (Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026)
Paratype: Centre for Animal Taxonomy and Ecology (CATE), Department of Zoology, Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India 1f (10440316B) - (Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Onomastus silentvalley Jose & Benjamin, in Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026: 512, f. 3A-H, 4A-D, 7E (Dmf) Original description

References

Jose, A., Benjamin, S. P. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2026). Three new species of Onomastus Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae) from India and Sri Lanka: highlighting the value of collaborative cross-border taxonomic research. Zootaxa 5839(3): 507-526. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5839.3.5 -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-06-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026
2026-06-30	New species inserted	Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026

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