Udvardya

Udvardya
in vitro male U. elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Udvardya
Prószynski, 1992
Species: U. elegans
Binomial name
Udvardya elegans
(Szombathy, 1915)
Synonyms

Silerella elegans
Siler elegans

Udvardya is a genus of jumping spider. Its only species, U. elegans, is endemic to New Guinea.

Males and females are similar in appearance. There are minor differences in the abdominal pattern, and males have small curved "horns" on their chelicerae. In both sexes, the first pair of legs are greatly enlarged.[1]

Behavior

Nothing is known about the biology of this species, as it is only known from dead specimens.

Name

The genus name is derived from the Hungarian biologist Miklos Udvardy;[1] elegans is Latin for "elegant".

References

  1. 1 2 Proszynski, Jerzy (1992): Salticidae (Araneae) of the Old World and Pacific Islands in several US collections. Annales zoologici, Warszawa 44: 114-115.

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