Aruattus
| Aruattus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Aruattus Logunov & Azarkina, 2008 |
| Species: | A. agostii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aruattus agostii Logunov & Azarkina, 2008 | |
| Species | |
|
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| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Aruattus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The single described species A. agostii is found in eastern Indonesia.
Name
The genus name is combined from Aru, derived from the Aru Islands in eastern Indonesia, and attus, an often used ending for salticid genera with the meaning "jumper". The species is named after its collector, D. Agosti.
References
- Logunov, Dmitri V. & Azarkina, Galina N. (2008): Two new genera and species of Euophryinae (Aranei: Salticidae) from SE Asia. Arthropoda Selecta 17 (1-2): 111-115. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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