India, June 17 -- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India and the University of Calcutta have discovered a new species of lynx spider in Meghalaya, marking the first recorded presence of the genus 'Hamataliwa' in the state and helping bridge a key gap in the group's known distribution across Asia.

The newly identified species, 'Hamataliwa mawlyngot', has been named after Mawlyngot village in Meghalaya, where it was discovered during a biodiversity survey. The findings were recently published in the journal National Academy Science Letters. The study was authored by scientists Souvik Sen, Upasana Bhattacharya and Puthoor Pattammal Sudhin.

The discovery extends the known range of the lynx spider genus 'Hamataliwa', which had previo...