Chrysilla
| Chrysilla | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chrysilla lauta in Kerala | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliophaninae |
| Genus: | Chrysilla Thorell, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Chrysilla lauta Thorell, 1887 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
Chrysilla is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Six species formerly classified as Chrysella have been transferred to Phintella.[1] Females are 3–4 mm long, males 4–9 mm.[2]
The genus is named after Χρύσιλλα, according to Thorell a Persian name.
Species
- Chrysilla albens Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
- Chrysilla delicata Thorell, 1892 — Myanmar
- Chrysilla doriai Thorell, 1890 — Sumatra
- Chrysilla kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947 — East Africa
- Chrysilla lauta Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar to China, Vietnam
- Chrysilla pilosa (Karsch, 1878) — New South Wales
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 and photographs
- Photograph of C. lauta
Further reading
- Tamerlan Thorell: 1892: Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 2. Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova 31: 1-490. p. 315
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