Macopaeus
| Macopaeus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Lyssomaninae |
| Genus: | Macopaeus Simon, 1900 |
| Species: | M. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macopaeus spinosus Simon, 1900 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Macopaeus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Macopaeus spinosus, is endemic to Madagascar.
Two other species (M. celebensis Merian, 1911 and M. madagascarensis Peckham & Peckham, 1903) were described in this genus in the early 20th century. However, these were transferred to the genus Brettus in 1980.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ World Spider Catalog
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Wanless, Fred R. (1980): A revision of the spider genus Macopaeus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) 38: 219-223.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
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