Athamas (spider)

Athamas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Tribe: Athamini
Genus: Athamas
O. P-Cambridge, 1877
Type species
Athamas whitmeei
O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Species

see text

Diversity
6 species

Athamas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Name

The genus name is derived from Athamas, the king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology.

Species

Further reading


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