Napoca (spider)

This article is about the group of jumping spiders. For the city in Romania, see Cluj-Napoca. For other uses, see Napoca.
Napoca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Genus: Napoca
Simon, 1901
Species: N. insignis
Binomial name
Napoca insignis
(O. P-Cambridge, 1872)
Diversity
1 species
Synonyms

Salticus insignis

Napoca is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species, Napoca insignis, is only found in Israel. It is one of seven genera comprising the Harmochireae clade within the Dendryphantinae subfamily.[1]

The genus is known from only a single male specimen.[1] It can be distinguished from similar genera such as Bianor and Sibianor by its sclerotized, bean-shaped abdomen, which overhangs the carapace. In addition, the posterior median eyes are close to the anterior lateral eyes, while they are midway between the anterior lateral eyes and posterior lateral eyes in related genera.[1] The holotype is housed at Oxford University.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Logunov, Dmitri V. (2000). "A redefinition of the genera Bianor Peckham & Peckham, 1885 and Harmochirus Simon, 1885, with the establishment of a new genus Sibianor gen. n. (Aranei: Salticidae)". Arthropoda Selecta 9 (4): 221–286.

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