World Spider Catalog

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

Onomastus wijesinghei Benjamin & Jose, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067239

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Described:

Distribution: Sri Lanka

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka m (Sal-1655) - (Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026)
Paratype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka 15m 11f (Sal 1647-1649, 1653-1654, 1670-1671, 1673-1687, 1700, 1703) - (Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Onomastus wijesinghei Benjamin & Jose, in Jose, Benjamin & Sudhikumar, 2026: 515, f. 5A-I, 7A-C (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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