Leptathamas
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| Leptathamas paradoxus Balogh, 1980 |
Leptathamas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with one described species, which occurs only in New Guinea.
The species seems to be closely related to Athamas and Bulolia, occupying a "midway" position between them[1].
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[edit] Name
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek lepto "slender, fine" and the name of the related genus Athamas.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Szűts 2003
[edit] References
- Szűts, T. (2003): On remarkable jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Papua New Guinea. Folia entomologica hungarica 64: 41-58. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
[edit] Further reading
- Balogh, P. (1980): Studies on the Papuan Attidae (Araneae): Leptathamas paradoxus gen. et sp. n. Folia ent. hung. 41: 29-31.
[edit] External links
- Diagnostic drawings of L. paradoxus
- Photograph of L. paradoxus (in vitro?)
