Rhombonotus

Rhombonotus
R. gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Myrmarachninae
Genus: Rhombonotus
L. Koch, 1879
Species: R. gracilis
Binomial name
Rhombonotus gracilis
L. Koch, 1879
Diversity
1 species

Rhombonotus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). It is known from Queensland, Australia. There is currently only one recognized species, R. gracilis. R. similis from Sumatra was transferred to genus Ligonipes.[1]

Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ρομβος "rhombus" and notos "back". The species name is from Latin gracilis "slender".

Footnotes

  1. Platnick 2007

References

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