Darwinneon
| Darwinneon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Darwinneon Cutler, 1971 |
| Species: | D. crypticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Darwinneon crypticus Cutler, 1971 | |
Darwinneon is a genus of jumping spiders. Its only species, D. crypticus, occurs only on the Galapagos Islands.
Name
The genus name is a compound of the related genus Neon and Charles Darwin. Crypticus means "hidden" in Latin.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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