Planiemen rotundus

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Planiemen rotundus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Ballinae
Tribe: Ballini
Genus: Planiemen
Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007
Species: P. rotundus
Diversity
1 species
Binomial name
Planiemen rotundus
(Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994)
Synonyms

Pachyballus rotundus

Planiemen is a genus of jumping spider erected in 2007 for the species formerly classified as Pachyballus rotundus. It is endemic to Yemen.

This dark-colored species is almost round in appearance. Cephalothorax and opisthosoma are each about 2 mm long.

[edit] References

  • Wesolowska, Wanda & van Harten, A. (2007): Additions to the knowledge of the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of Yemen. Fauna of Arabia 23: 56-58.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.

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