Stenaelurillus hirsutus

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Stenaelurillus hirsutus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Stenaelurillus
Species:
S. hirsutus
Binomial name
Stenaelurillus hirsutus
Lessert, 1927

Stenaelurillus hirsutus is a jumping spider species in the genus Stenaelurillus.[1][2]

Description[]

Stenaelurillus hirsutus is a small hairy spider 5 mm (15 in) long with a reddish brown carapace.[3]

Distribution[]

It was first described in 1927 from examples found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was subsequently found across Central Africa and in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Tanzania.[2]

Synonyms[]

Stenaelurillus cristatus, first identified by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith in 2000, is considered a synonym for Stenaelurillus hirsutus.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Lessert, R. (1927). "Araignees du Congo (Premiere partie)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 34: 405–475. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117612.
  2. ^ a b c World Spider Catalog (2017). "Stenaelurillus hirsutus Lessert, 1927". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ Wesołowska, Wanda (2014). "Further notes on the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1885 (Araneae, Salticidae) in Africa with descriptions of eight new species". Zoosystema. 36 (3): 595–622. doi:10.5252/z2014n3a3. S2CID 86684221. Retrieved 15 November 2017.


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