Acragas (spider)

Acragas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Amycinae
Genus: Acragas
Simon, 1900
Type species
Acragas longimanus
Simon, 1900
Species

see text

Diversity
20 species

Acragas is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is found in Central and South America.[1]

Name

The genus name is derived from the Greek name of Agrigentum, an ancient city on Sicily.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Platnick, Norman I. (2014). "The World Spider Catalog, Version 15". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links

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