A New Species of Trapdoor Spider (Araneae: Idiopidae: Heligmomerus) from the Southern Tip of India
Abstract
A new species of the genus Heligmomerus is described based on 10 female specimens collected from
the foothills of Pothaimalai, on the outskirts of the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli
District, Tamil Nadu, India. The new species is distinguished from all other Indian and Sri Lankan
congeners in combination with several non-overlapping morphological characters. Detailed natural
history of the new species, intraspecific variation in spermathecal morphology, and meristic and
mensural data from the type series are given. Additionally, comments on the transfer of Idiops
garoensis (Tikader, 1977) to the genus Heligmomerus by Sen et al. (2012) are provided.
Waghe, Vivek. (2025). A NEW SPECIES OF TRAPDOOR SPIDER (ARANEAE: IDIOPIDAE: Heligmomerus) FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF INDIA. 10.47605/tapro.v14i1.350.