A Jumping spider genus rediscovered after 123 years, new species identified

Pilia, an enigmatic genus of jumping spider has just been rediscovered in the tropical forests of Western Ghats after a staggering 123 years. The find has not only led to the description of a brand-new species, Pilia malenadu, but, also allowed researchers to document the first-ever female of the entire genus.

Chennai/ Nov 7, 2025

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Rishabh is an engineer turned Science Communicator. He is pursuing M.Tech in Science Communication from BITS, Pilani in collaboration with NCSM, Kolkata. Earlier he used to design electronics for Planetary Science and Exploration (PLANEX) program of ISRO. When not scanning through research papers he loves to play table tennis and cook. Reach him at https://bitspilani.wixsite.com/rishabhshukla

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