Chalcolecta
| Chalcolecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Section: | Dionycha |
| Superfamily: | Salticoidea |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Chalcolecta Simon, 1884 |
| Species | |
|
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| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Chalcolecta is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
This genus is close to Diolenius.[1]
C. zosterifera and C. amplectans, where the males are 3 mm long and thus much smaller than other Chalcolecta species[1] are considered nomina dubia.[2]
Species
- Chalcolecta bitaeniata Simon, 1884 — Moluccas, Sulawesi
- Chalcolecta dimidiata Simon, 1884 — Moluccas
- Chalcolecta prensitans (Thorell, 1881) — New Guinea, Queensland
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.
Further reading
- Gardzińska, J. & Żabka, M. (2005): A revision of the spider genus Chalcolecta Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Salticidae). Annales Zoologici 55(3): 437-448. PDF
External links
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