Festucula

Festucula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Festucula
Simon, 1901
Type species
Festucula vermiformis
Simon, 1901
Species

see text

Diversity
3 species

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

Species

As of May 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species:[1]

  • Festucula australis Lawrence, 1927Congo, Angola, Namibia
  • Festucula festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925)West, Central, East, Southern Africa
  • Festucula haddadi Azarkina & Foord, 2014 – South Africa
  • Festucula lawrencei Lessert, 1933Angola, Tanzania, South Africa
  • Festucula leroyae Azarkina & Foord, 2014 — Southern Africa[2]
  • Festucula lineata Simon, 1901Senegal to Nigeria
  • Festucula robustus Azarkina & Foord, 2014 – South Africa
  • Festucula vermiformis Simon, 1901Egypt[3]

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Festucula Simon, 1901". Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. Metzner, Dr. Heiko. "Festucula leroyae at Arachnida : Araneae : Salticidae : jumping spiders". www.jumping-spiders.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. http://africaninvertebrates.org/ojs/index.php/AI/article/viewFile/356/342
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