Nungia
| Nungia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Nungia Zabka, 1985 |
| Species: | N. epigynalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nungia epigynalis Zabka, 1985 | |
Nungia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, N. epigynalis, is known from China and Vietnam.
The species was originally described from a single 6 mm long female,[1] although males have later been found.[2]
Description
The thorax of the female is light brown, the opisthosoma greyish-yellow with longitudinal rows of grey spots. The legs are yellow, except for the stronger first pair, where all but the two distal segments are light brown.
Name
The Nùng are a people in Vietnam and China. The species name is derived from "epigyne".
Footnotes
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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