Habronattus mexicanus

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Habronattus mexicanus
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Male Habronattus mexicanus from Belize
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Habronattus
Species:
H. mexicanus
Binomial name
Habronattus mexicanus
Male pedipalp

Habronattus mexicanus is a jumping spider species in the genus Habronattus.[1] It is the type species of that genus.

Taxonomy[]

The species was originally named Habrocestum mexicanum by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896 but was transferred by them to Pellenes in 1901 and subsequently to Habronattus by Jerzy Prószyński in 1976.[1]

Distribution[]

The species was first identified in Mexico.[2] It has also been found across North America, Central America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica and Texas.[2][3]

Synonyms[]

According to the World Spider Catalog, the following are also synonyms:[1]

  • Habrocestum belligerum Peckham & Peckham, 1896
  • Habrocestum latens Peckham & Peckham, 1896
  • Habronattus belligerus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901
  • Habronattus latens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901
  • Pellenes latens Peckham & Peckham, 1901
  • Pellenes belligerus Peckham & Peckham, 1901
  • Pellenes hondurasus Roewer, 1951

References[]

  1. ^ a b c World Spider Catalog (2018). "Habronattus mexicanus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896)". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cala-Riquelme, Franklyn (2013). "First record of the jumping spider Habronattus mexicanus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) (Salticidae: Plexipoida: Pelleninae) from Cuba" (PDF). Peckhamia. 109: 1–3. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ Richman, David B.; Cutler, Bruce; Hill, David E. (2012). "Salticidae of North America, including Mexico" (PDF). Peckhamia. 95 (3): 19. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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