Amycus (spider)
For other senses of this term, see Amycus (disambiguation)
| Amycus | |
|---|---|
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| A. pertyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Amycinae |
| Genus: | Amycus C. L. Koch, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Salticus igneus Perty, 1833 | |
| Species | |
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see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 11 species | |
Amycus is a genus of South American jumping spiders.
Name
Amycus is the son of Poseidon and Melia from Greek mythology.
Species
- Amycus amrishi Makhan, 2006 — Suriname
- Amycus annulatus Simon, 1900 — Brazil
- Amycus ectypus Simon, 1900 — Peru, Brazil
- Amycus equulus Simon, 1900 — Brazil
- Amycus flavicomis Simon, 1900 — Brazil, Argentina
- Amycus flavolineatus C. L. Koch, 1846 — Mexico
- Amycus igneus (Perty, 1833) — Brazil
- Amycus lycosiformis Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
- Amycus pertyi Simon, 1900 — Peru
- Amycus rufifrons Simon, 1900 — Brazil
- Amycus spectabilis C. L. Koch, 1846 — Peru, Brazil
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2012): The world spider catalog, version 12.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
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Further reading
- Carl Ludwig Koch (1846): Die Arachniden. Getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Band 13
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