Leptathamas

Leptathamas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Leptathamas
Balogh, 1980
Species: L. paradoxus
Binomial name
Leptathamas paradoxus
Balogh, 1980
Diversity
1 species

Leptathamas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with one described species, which occurs only in New Guinea.

The genus seems to be closely related to Athamas and Bulolia, occupying a "midway" position between them.[1]

Name

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek lepto "slender, fine" and the name of the related genus Athamas.

Footnotes

  1. Szűts 2003

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Further reading

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