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Menemerus

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Menemerus
Menemerus semilimbatus, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Menemerus
Simon, 1868[1]
Type species
M. semilimbatus
(Hahn, 1829)
Species

67, see text

Synonyms[1]

Menemerus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868.[4] They are 4 to 10 millimetres (0.16 to 0.39 in) long, flattened in shape, and very hairy, usually with brown and grayish hairs. Most species have white edges on the thorax. The abdomen is often oval, or sometimes elongated or rounded.[5]

Species

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As of October 2023, it contains sixty-three species, found worldwide in warmer climates.[5][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2023). "Gen. Menemerus Simon, 1868". World Spider Catalog Version 24.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. ^ Galiano, M. E. (1979). "Nuevos sinonimos en la familia Salticidae (Araneae)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 37: 33.
  3. ^ Jastrzębski, P. (1997). "Salticidae from the Himalayas. Genus Menemerus Simon, 1868 (Araneae: Salticidae)". Entomologica Basiliensis. 20: 41.
  4. ^ Simon, E. (1868). "Monographie des espèces européennes de la famille des attides (Attidae Sundewall. - Saltigradae Latreille)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 8 (4): 529–726.
  5. ^ a b Wesołowska, W. (1999). "A revision of the spider genus Menemerus in Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 10 (2): 251–353.