Leptathamas
| Leptathamas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Leptathamas Balogh, 1980 |
| Species: | L. paradoxus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptathamas paradoxus Balogh, 1980 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Leptathamas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with one described species, which occurs only in New Guinea.
The genus seems to be closely related to Athamas and Bulolia, occupying a "midway" position between them.[1]
Name
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek lepto "slender, fine" and the name of the related genus Athamas.
Footnotes
- ↑ Szűts 2003
References
- Szűts, T. (2003): On remarkable jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Papua New Guinea. Folia entomologica hungarica 64: 41-58. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Balogh, P. (1980): Studies on the Papuan Attidae (Araneae): Leptathamas paradoxus gen. et sp. n. Folia ent. hung. 41: 29-31.
External links
- Diagnostic drawings of L. paradoxus
- Photograph of L. paradoxus (in vitro?)
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