Dexippus (spider)
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Dexippus Thorell, 1891[1] |
Type species | |
Thorell, 1891
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Dexippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2] As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only in Asia: , D. taiwanensis, and .[1] The name is derived from Publius Herennius Dexippus, an ancient Greek historian.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Dexippus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.
Categories:
- Salticidae genera
- Salticidae
- Spiders of Asia
- Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
- Salticidae stubs