| Mantius | |
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| female M. russatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hasariinae |
| Genus: | Mantius Thorell, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Mantius russatus Thorell, 1891 |
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 5 species | |
Mantius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
There is no recent information on any of the five described species from south east Asia. The genus is said to be close to Ptocasius.[1]
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Females are 5 to 8 mm long, males 6 to 10 mm. The cephalothorax is often dark reddish-brown. The abdomen is yellowish-brown with whitish hairs and plump oval. The legs are yellowish-brown except for the front pair, which is reddish brown.[1]
Mantius was the son of Melampus and Lysippe in Greek mythology.