Dendryphantinae

Dendryphantinae
Phidippus princeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Genera

See text.

Diversity
54 genera

The Dendryphantinae are a subfamily of jumping spiders that occur mainly in the New World. The subfamily was first defined by Petrunkevitch in 1928. Females of the subfamily generally show paired spots on the abdomen, and the males often have enlarged chelicerae.[1] Females in this subfamily typically have S-shaped epigynal openings.[1]

Taxonomy

The inclusion of genera follows Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog, with the exception of Agassa, which is now grouped with Sassacus, and Xuriella, discovered in 2000.

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