''Devendra'' is a
genus
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of
Asia
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n
false wolf spiders first described by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnologist and taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April 1934 in a small village, Pargas, ...
in 1967.
The genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to Sri Lanka.
Species
it contains five species:
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Devendra amaiti
Devendra is a common Indian masculine given name. It comes from Sanskrit ' 'chief of the gods', which has been used as an epithet of the Vedic god Indra.
A list of persons with the name
* Devendra Banhart, Venezuelan/American musician
*Devend ...
''
Polotow & Griswold, 2017 — Sri Lanka
*''
Devendra pardalis
''Devendra pardalis'' is a species of spider of the family Zoropsidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
See also
* List of Zoropsidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Zoropsidae accepted by the World Spider Catalo ...
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(Simon, 1898) — Sri Lanka
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Devendra pumilus
''Devendra pumilus'', is a species of spider of the family Zoropsidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
See also
* List of Zoropsidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Zoropsidae accepted by the World Spider Catalo ...
''
(Simon, 1898) — Sri Lanka
*''
Devendra saama
Devendra is a common Indian masculine given name. It comes from Sanskrit ' 'chief of the gods', which has been used as an epithet of the Vedic god Indra.
A list of persons with the name
* Devendra Banhart, Venezuelan/American musician
*Devend ...
''
Polotow & Griswold, 2017 — Sri Lanka
*''
Devendra seriatus
''Devendra seriatus'' is a species of spider of the family Zoropsidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
See also
* List of Zoropsidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Zoropsidae accepted by the World Spider Catalo ...
''
(Simon, 1898) — Sri Lanka
References
Araneomorphae genera
Zoropsidae
Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen
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