This new species of Jumping spider was discovered in the rocks lying near natural, seasonal streams at the Bombay Natural History Society’s (BNHS) conservation education centre (CEC) in Goregaon East.
The species is named after Mumbai city - Hasarius Mumbai.
The above-mentioned centre is one of the few oldest and mixed moist deciduous forests in India.
The place shares its boundaries with the biodiverse landscapes of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and Film City in Aarey Milk Colony (AMC) of Mumbai.
These jumping spiders belong to the Salticidae family.
This family contains over 600 different genera and over 6,000 described species of spiders.