Lamottella
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| Lamottella longipes Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 |
Lamottella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species is found in Guinea.
[edit] Name
The genus is named in honor of Maxime Lamotte, an ecologist and frog specialist who initiated the early expeditions into the Nimba Mountains. longipes means "long-legged".
[edit] Appearance
The male spider is about 5.5mm long. The female is not yet known.
[edit] References
- Rollard, Ch. & Wesolowska, W. (2002): Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. Zoosystema 24(2): 283-307. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
