Diversity and Ecology of Kole wetland Spiders


Nafin K.S.


Nafin, one of the first CATE researcher joined as KSCSTE Project fellow and started working on Kole wetland spiders. His exceptional photography and drawing skills are additional feathers along with taxonomic skill.

PUBLICATIONS


  1. Sudhin P.P., Nafin K.S., Caleb T.D. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2020. Redescription of Asemoneacristata Thorell, 1895 (Araneae: Salticidae: Asemoneinae), with notes on its synonymy and distribution. Arthropoda Selecta. 29(2): 251-256.

  2. Nafin K.S., Maddison W.P. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2020. The first described male of the Asian jumping spider genus Piranthus Thorell, 1895 (Araneae: Salticidae: Baviini). Peckhamia 207(1): 1-7.

  3. Nafin K.S., Sumesh N.V., Sudhin P.P. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2019. Redescription and new records of Phoroncidia septemaculeata O. Pickard Cambridge 1873 from India (Araneae: Theridiidae). Zootaxa. 4691 (2): 188-194.

  4. Puthoor Pattammal Sudhin, Karunnappilli Shamsudheen Nafin, Njarekkattil Vasu Sumesh & Sudhikumar A.V. 2019. A new spider species of the genus Cocalus C.L. Koch, 1846 (Araneae: Salticidae: Spartaeinae) from the Western Ghats of India. Arthropoda Selecta. 28(1): 125-130. ISSN: 0136-006X. IF: 1.00.UGC No. 8619.

  5. Sudhin P.P., K.S. Nafin, S.P. Benjamin & Sudhikumar A.V. 2019. Two new species of the genus Marengo PeckhametPeckham, 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Western Ghats of India. Arthropoda Selecta. 28(3): 435-444.

  6. Jobi M.J., Nafin K.S., Sudhikumar A.V. & P.A. Sebastian. 2019. Two new species of the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from the genera EpeusPeckhametPeckham, 1886 and Piranthus Thorell, 1895 from India. Arthropoda Selecta. 28(2): 267-276. ISSN: 0136-006X. IF: 1.00.UGC No. 8619.

  7. John T.D. Caleb, Rajesh V. Sanap, Kaushal G. Patel, PuthoorPattammalSudhin, Karunnappilli S. Nafin & Sudhikumar A.V. 2018. First description of the female of ChrysillavolupeKarsch (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) from India, with notes on natural history and distribution. Arthropoda Selecta. 27(2): 143-153. ISSN: 0136-006X. IF: 1.00.UGC No. 8619.

  8. Sudhin P. P., Nafin K. S. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2017. Revision of HindumanesLogunov, 2004 (Araneae: Salticidae: Lyssomaninae), with description of a new species from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Zootaxa. 4350 (2): 317-330. ISSN: 1175-5334, IF: 1.06. UGC No. 25635.

  9. Sudhin P. P., Nafin K. S., Zoë Simmons & Sudhikumar A.V. 2016. On the type species of the genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896: The first description of male with notes on cymbial notch and mating plug (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae). Zootaxa. 4154 (4): 489-500. ISSN: 1175-5334, IF: 1.06. UGC No. 25635

  10. Nafin K.S., Sudhin P.P. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2018. Effect of fringe vegetation on the diversity and community structure of paddy field spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Muriyadkol wetlands, Kerala. In: Faunal diversity and recent trends in animal taxonomy. (Ed) Sudhikumar A.V., Christ College Publishers, Kerala. 62-65. ISBN: 9788193050767.

  11. Sudhin P.P., Nafin K.S. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2018. A preliminary checklist of spiders (Araneae) from Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, Kerala, India. In: Faunal diversity and recent trends in animal taxonomy. (Ed) Sudhikumar A.V., Christ College Publishers, Kerala. 107-111. ISBN: 9788193050767.

  12. Nafin K.S., Sudhin P.P. & Sudhikumar A.V. 2016. Preliminary survey of spiders (Order: Araneae) in Muriyadkol wetlands - A part of Vembanad-KolRamsar site. In: Perspective on Biodiversity of India. Volume II Part.1 Bijukumar, A Pradeep NS, Ajit Kumar KG and Rajendran PG., (Eds), Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action, Thiruvananthapuram, India, pp. 204-212. ISBN: 978-81-929896-2-4.



Achievements

  • KSCSTE Project Fellow

  • Participated and presented paper on 31st European Congress of Arachnology, Vac, Hungary