Nimbarus
| Nimbarus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Section: | Dionycha |
| Superfamily: | Salticoidea |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Nimbarus Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 |
| Species: | N. pratensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nimbarus pratensis Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Nimbarus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species is found in Guinea.
Name
The generic name is derived from the Nimba Mountains where the species was found. The epitheton pratensis is Latin for "meadow", the habitat of the species.
Appearance
The spider is about 4 mm long.
References
- Rollard, Ch. & Wesolowska, W. (2002): Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. Zoosystema 24(2):283-307. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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