Brancus nigeriensis
Brancus nigeriensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Brancus |
Species: | B. nigeriensis
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Binomial name | |
Brancus nigeriensis Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012
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Brancus nigeriensis is a jumping spider in the species Brancus that was first identified in Cross River State in Nigeria. It was first described in 2012. The species derives its name from the country where it was first identified.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Wesołowska, W.; Edwards, G.B. (2012). "Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Calabar Area (SE Nigeria)". Annales Zoologici. 62 (4): 733–772. doi:10.3161/000345412X659786. S2CID 86538550.
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2017). "Brancus nigeriensis Wesolowska & Edwards, 2012". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of Nigeria
- Fauna of Nigeria
- Salticidae
- Spiders described in 2012
- Spiders of Africa
- Taxa named by Wanda Wesołowska
- Salticidae stubs