Rhombonotus
| Rhombonotus | |
|---|---|
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| R. gracilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmarachninae |
| Genus: | Rhombonotus L. Koch, 1879 |
| Species: | R. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhombonotus gracilis L. Koch, 1879 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Rhombonotus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). It is known from Queensland, Australia. There is currently only one recognized species, R. gracilis. R. similis from Sumatra was transferred to genus Ligonipes.[1]
Name
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ρομβος "rhombus" and notos "back". The species name is from Latin gracilis "slender".
Footnotes
- ↑ Platnick 2007
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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