Artabrus

Artabrus is a genus of jumping spiders with a single species, Artabrus erythrocephalus.[1]

Artabrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Artabrus
Simon, 1902[1]
Species:
A. erythrocephalus
Binomial name
Artabrus erythrocephalus
(C.L. Koch, 1846)[1]

This genus resembles Epeus in body shape and eye pattern, but has a different genital structure. It is said to be close to Pseudamycus.[2]

Male A. erythrocephalus are about 11 mm long with a yellowish-brown carapace and a reddish-brown eye area. Females are slightly shorter. This species is found in Singapore, and on Java and Krakatoa.

Species

References

  1. "Gen. Hurius Simon, 1901", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-02-26
  2. Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000), An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia, Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur, p. 282f

Further reading

  • Zabka, M. & Nentwig, W. (2002), "The Krakatau Islands (Indonesia) as a model-area for zoogeographical study, a Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) perspective", Annales zoologici 52(3), 465-474, PDF
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