| Furculattus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Agoriinae |
| Genus: | Furculattus Balogh, 1980 |
| Species: | F. maxillosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Furculattus maxillosus Balogh, 1980 |
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| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diolenius minotaurus Wanless & Lubin, 1986 |
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Furculattus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders), with the single species F. maxillosus. It occurs on the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain, New Guinea, where it was found in the canopy of rain forests.[1]
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Both sexes have unusual "horns" between their posterior eyes. Females reach a body length of almost 3 mm, while males are slightly larger, which is unusual for spiders.
F. maxillosus seems to be related to the genera Chalcolecta, Diolenius, Lystrocteisa, Sobasina, Tarodes, Udvardya and several others.[2]
The genus name is a contraction of furcula and the ending -attus, a common ending for salticid genera.