Iranattus

Iranattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Pelleninae
Genus: Iranattus
Prószyński, 1992
Species: I. rectangularis
Binomial name
Iranattus rectangularis
Prószyński, 1992
Diversity
1 species

Iranattus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Iranattus rectangularis, is only found in Iran.

Name

The genus name is combined from Iran and the common ending for salticid genera -attus. The species name is Latin for "rectangular".

References

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