Holcolaetis
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Holcolaetis is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Like Euryattus and Thiania bhamoensis, these spiders build a flat, densely woven egg sac that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. Holcolaetis posits the egg sac on the trunks of trees.[1]
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[edit] Species
- Holcolaetis albobarbata Simon, 1910 — West, Central Africa
- Holcolaetis clarki Wanless, 1985 — West, Central Africa
- Holcolaetis cothurnata (Gerstäcker, 1873) — Zanzibar
- Holcolaetis dyali Roewer, 1951 — Pakistan
- Holcolaetis strandi Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
- Holcolaetis vellerea Simon, 1909 — West, Central Africa, Yemen
- Holcolaetis xerampelina Simon, 1885 — Central Africa
- Holcolaetis zuluensis Lawrence, 1937 — Southern Africa
[edit] References
- Li, D.; Yik, S.H. & Seah, W.K. (2002): Rivet-like nest-building and agonistic behaviour of Thiania bhamoensis, an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Singapore. 50(1): 143-151. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
[edit] References
- ^ Li et al. 2002
