Rare found again after 150 years Chrysilla volupes was spotted at the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats region

Mini Muringatheri 1868. But subsequently it face of abdomen is shiny team of scientists. This spid- Thrissur had vanished. bluish black. There are black er make retreats in between Scientists rediscovered after The spider belonged to annulations on the yellowish green leafs of small plants 150 years a rare species of the family of jumping legs. Eight black eyes are ar- and female usually lay 5-6 spider, which was believed (Salticidae) and scientifically ranged in the front and sides eggs, he pointed out. have become extinct, from named as Chrysilla volupes. of head region. Compared to The study was funded by Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Dr. Karsch’s inventory was female, male is lean. There Department of Science and (WWS) located in the West- based only on male speci- are two transverse bands in Technology (DST), Govern- ern Ghats region of Kerala. men. Male spider (Chrysilla volupes) the dorsal side of orange co- ment of . The other World famous Arachnolo- Recently a team of re- loured head region. Abdo- team members are Dr. John gist Dr. Ferdinand Anton searchers of the Centre for Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. men is interspersed by Caleb (Zoological Survey of France Karsch of Berlin Zoo- and Ecol- “There are iridescent orange and blue colours. India, Kolkata), Rajesh Sanap logical Museum, Germany, ogy, Christ College, Irinjala- bluish scales present in the Legs are characterised by and Koushal Patel (National had described the inventory kuda, have rediscovered top of head region of female glossy blue appearance,” Centre for Biological of a species of spider from both male and female speci- and orange bands on both said Dr. Sudhikumar A.V., Science, Bangalore), Sudhin Periyej Lake in Gujarat in mens of this spider from the sides of the head. Dorsal sur- Head, CATE, who led the P.P. and Nafin K.S. (CATE).