Athamas (spider)

Athamas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Tribe: Athamini
Genus: Athamas
Type species
Athamas whitmeei
O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Species

see text

Diversity
6 species

Athamas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Name

The genus name is derived from Athamas, the king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology.

Species

  • Athamas debakkeri Szüts, 2003 (New Ireland)
  • Athamas guineensis Jendrzejewska, 1995 (New Guinea)
  • Athamas kochi Jendrzejewska, 1995 (Tahiti)
  • Athamas nitidus Jendrzejewska, 1995 (New Guinea)
  • Athamas tahitensis Jendrzejewska, 1995 (Tahiti)
  • Athamas whitmeei O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 (New Hebrides, Polynesia)

Further reading

  • Szűts, T. (2003): On remarkable jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Papua New Guinea. Folia entomologica hungarica 64: 41-58. PDF
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