Ascyltus

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Ascyltus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Tribe: Cytaeini
Genus: Ascyltus
Karsch, 1878
Diversity
9 species
Type species
Hyllus pterygodes
L. Koch, 1865
Species

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Ascyltus is a genus of jumping spiders. The nine described species occur on islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Queensland.

[edit] Species

  • Ascyltus audax (Rainbow, 1897) (Funafuti)
  • Ascyltus divinus Karsch, 1878 (Queensland, Fiji)
  • Ascyltus ferox (Rainbow, 1897) (Funafuti)
  • Ascyltus lautus (Keyserling, 1881) (New Guinea, Samoa)
  • Ascyltus minahassae Merian, 1911 (Sulawesi)
  • Ascyltus opulentus (Walckenaer, 1837) (Tonga)
  • Ascyltus pterygodes (L. Koch, 1865) (Pacific Is.)
  • Ascyltus rhizophora Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 (Fiji)
  • Ascyltus similis Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 (Fiji, Samoa)