Phintella vittata (C. L. Koch, 1846)

Magar, Kiran Thapa, Shrestha, Bimal Raj, Gurung, Tek Bahadur, K. C., Rabin Bahadur, Babu, Lamichhane, Ram, Hill, David E. & Thapa, Arjun, 2020, New records of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Nepal, Peckhamia 220 (1), pp. 1-11 : 7

6. Phintella vittata (C. L. Koch, 1846) ( Figures 14-15 )

Material examined. Continent: Asia; country: Nepal; province: Bagmati; district: Chitwan ; locality: Kasara sector, Chitwan National Park ; habitat: forest; elevation: 153 m asl; latitude: 27.5479N; longitude: 84.3393E; sampling protocol: vegetation beating; sex: 1 male .

Global distribution. Borneo, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal (new record), Philippines and Vietnam.

Identification. Based on transverse silver-black, parallel bands across the cephalothorax and abdomen. Cephalothorax raised upwards. Abdomen broad in front and tapered distally.

Habitat notes. This specimen was found on a leaf of the Sal tree ( Shorea robusta ) at a height less than 3 meters above the ground.

Figures

Figures 14-15. Two views of the male Phintella vittata.