Habrocestoides

Habrocestoides is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are endemic to India, with H. phulchokiensis found only in Nepal.

Habrocestoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Habrocestoides
Prószyński, 1992
Type species
Habrocestoides bengalensis
Prószyński, 1992
Species

See text.

Name

The genus name is an alteration of the salticid genus name Habrocestum with the meaning "having the likeness of Habrocestum".

Species

As of May 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:[1]

  • Habrocestoides bengalensis Prószyński, 1992 – India
  • Habrocestoides darjeelingus Logunov, 1999 – India
  • Habrocestoides indicus Prószyński, 1992 – India
  • Habrocestoides micans Logunov, 1999 – India
  • Habrocestoides nitidus Logunov, 1999 – India
  • Habrocestoides phulchokiensis Logunov, 1999 – Nepal

References
  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Habrocestoides Prószyński, 1992". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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