Macopaeus

Macopaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Lyssomaninae
Genus: Macopaeus
Simon, 1900
Species: M. spinosus
Binomial name
Macopaeus spinosus
Simon, 1900
Diversity
1 species

Macopaeus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Macopaeus spinosus, is endemic to Madagascar.

Two other species (M. celebensis Merian, 1911 and M. madagascarensis Peckham & Peckham, 1903) were described in this genus in the early 20th century. However, these were transferred to the genus Brettus in 1980.[1]

Footnotes

  1. World Spider Catalog

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