Pselcis
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| Pselcis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Pselcis Simon, 1903 |
| Species: | P. latefasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pselcis latefasciata Simon, 1877 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Euophrys latefasciata | |
Pselcis is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, P. latefasciata, occurs only on the Philippines.
The species was described from a single immature male, which was about 8 mm long. Eugène Simon placed it near Laufeia, although drawings by Proszynski (1987) suggest it is closer to Thiania.[1]
Name
The genus name is probably derived from "Pselcis", a Graeco-Roman location in Nubia, today known as Dakkeh.
Footnotes
- ↑ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 272
References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Prószyński, J. (1987): Atlas rysunkow diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyzszej Szkoly Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej, Siedlcach.
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