Microhasarius

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Microhasarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Hasariinae Tribe: Microhasariini Genus: Microhasarius Simon, 1902
Species
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Microhasarius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

They have a yellowish-red carapace with a very thin black margin.^[1]

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Name 3 Species 4 References

[edit] Distribution

M. pauperculus is only known from Java, M. animosus only from Sarawak in northern Borneo.

[edit] Name

The genus name is combined from micro (Greek μικρός for "small") and Hasarius.

[edit] Species

• Microhasarius animosus Peckham & Peckham, 1907 (Borneo)
• Microhasarius pauperculus Simon, 1902 (Java)

[edit] References

1. ^ Proszynski, J. (2000): Genus description