Zeuxippus
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| Zeuxippus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Zeuxippus Thorell, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| Z. histrio Thorell, 1891 | |
| Species | |
| 4, see text | |
Zeuxippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2] They look similar to members of Rhene, but their abdomen is longer, more obtuse, and thinner. In addition, the first pair of legs is thicker than the others.[3]
Species
[edit]As of September 2019[update] it contains four species, found in Asia:[1]
- Zeuxippus atellanus Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
- Zeuxippus histrio Thorell, 1891 (type) – India
- Zeuxippus pallidus Thorell, 1895 – Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Vietnam
- Zeuxippus yunnanensis Peng & Xie, 1995 – China
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Zeuxippus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.
- ^ Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.
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