Bristowia
Bristowia | |
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Male Bristowia sp. in Malaysia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Bristowia , 1934[1] |
Species | |
See text. | |
Diversity[1] | |
3 species |
Bristowia is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae, found in Africa and Asia.[1]
B. heterospinosa is about 3 to 4 mm long in both sexes.[2]
Name[]
The genus is named after naturalist and arachnologist W. S. Bristowe.
Species[]
As of April 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Szűts, 2004 — Congo basin
- Kanesharatnam & Benjamin, 2016 — Sri Lanka
- Bristowia heterospinosa Reimoser, 1934 — India, China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Krakatau
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Gen. Bristowia Reimoser, 1934". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.
Bibliography[]
- Szűts, T. (2004). "A revision of the genus Bristowia (Araneae: Salticidae)". Folia entomologica hungarica 65: 25-31. PDF
Categories:
- Salticidae genera
- Spiders of Asia
- Spiders of Africa
- Salticidae
- Salticidae stubs