Source: TH
Context: A team of scientists from India and Canada has identified a new genus of jumping spiders, Tenkana, in South India.
About Tenkana:
- New Genus: The genus Tenkana was discovered in southern India, named after the Kannada word for “south.”
- Species Relocation: Two previously known species, Tenkana manu (South India and Sri Lanka) and Tenkana arkavathi (Karnataka), have been moved from the Colopsus genus to Tenkana.
- New Species: A new species, Tenkana jayamangali, was discovered and named after the Jayamangali river in Karnataka.
- Habitat: Unlike related spiders that inhabit forests, Tenkana species are found in drier, ground habitats across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry.
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