Furculattus

Furculattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Agoriinae
Genus: Furculattus
Balogh, 1980
Species: F. maxillosus
Binomial name
Furculattus maxillosus
Balogh, 1980
Diversity
1 species
Synonyms

Diolenius minotaurus Wanless & Lubin, 1986

Furculattus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders), with the single species F. maxillosus. It occurs on the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain, New Guinea, where it was found in the canopy of rain forests.[1]

Description

Both sexes have unusual "horns" between their posterior eyes. Females reach a body length of almost 3 mm, while males are slightly larger, which is unusual for spiders.

Relationships

F. maxillosus seems to be related to the genera Chalcolecta, Diolenius, Lystrocteisa, Sobasina, Tarodes, Udvardya and several others.[2]

Name

The genus name is a contraction of furcula and the ending -attus, a common ending for salticid genera.

Footnotes

  1. Wanless & Lubin 1986
  2. Szűts 2003

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