Echeclus
For the minor planet, see 60558 Echeclus.
| Echeclus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hasariinae |
| Genus: | Echeclus Thorell, 1890 |
| Species: | E. concinnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echeclus concinnus Thorell, 1890 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its only described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia.
The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
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.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
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