Gramenca

Gramenca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Gramenca
Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002
Species: G. prima
Binomial name
Gramenca prima
Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002
Diversity
1 species

Gramenca is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its single described species is found in Guinea.

Name

The genus name is derived from Latin gramen "grass", which is the habitat of G. prima. prima means first, for this is the first described Gramenca species.

Appearance

The female spider is about 3mm long. The male is not yet known.

References

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