Harmochirus

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Harmochirus
Harmochirus insulanus.crop.jpg
H. insulanus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Harmochirus
Simon, 1885[1]
Type species

Thorell, 1877[1]
Species

See text.

Diversity
10 species

Harmochirus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1]

This small genus is very close to Bianor; it seems to replace it where Bianor itself is missing, especially in rainforest habitats.[2]

Species[]

As of March 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Gen. Harmochirus Simon, 1885". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ 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.

Further reading[]

  • Logunov D.V. (2001). "A redefinition of the genera Bianor Peckham & Peckham, 1885 and Harmochirus Simon, 1885, with the establishment of a new genus Sibianor gen. n. (Araneae: Salticidae)". Arthropoda Selecta 9(4): 221-286.

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