Chalcolecta

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Chalcolecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Agoriinae
Tribe: Dioleniini
Genus: Chalcolecta
Simon, 1884
Diversity
3 species
Species

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Chalcolecta is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

This genus is close to Diolenius[1].

C. zosterifera and C. amplectans, where the males are 3 mm long and thus much smaller than other Chalcolecta species[1] are considered nomina dubia[2].

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
  2. ^ Platnick 2007, Gardzinska & Zabka 2005: 439

[edit] References

  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

[edit] Further reading

  • Gardzińska, J. & Żabka, M. (2005): A revision of the spider genus Chalcolecta Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Salticidae). Annales Zoologici 55(3): 437-448. PDF

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