A new jumping spider species of the genus Indopadilla Caleb et Sankaran, 2019 (Aranei: Salticidae) from the Central Highlands, Vietnam

Abstract

single sex only: i.e., five from the males and two from the females. To date, only one species, Indopadilla annamita (Simon, 1903) has been recorded from central Vietnam [Simon, 1903; Żabka, 1988; both sub Bavia]. Recently, we performed several surveys of the spider fauna in the Chu Yang Sin National Park, Central Highlands, Vietnam and adjacent regions. As a result, a new jumping spider species — Indopadilla phantoani Hoang et Zhang, sp.n. — is described from the park based on both sexes. This is the second Indopadilla species found in Vietnam. Thus, with the addition of a new species from Vietnam, Indopadilla has become the largest genus of the tribe Baviini, with 15 species described to date. We have also provided a DNA barcode for the female of the new species for further studies.