Nimbarus

Nimbarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
Genus:Nimbarus
Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002[1]
Species: N. pratensis
Binomial name
Nimbarus pratensis
Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002[1]

Nimbarus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species, Nimbarus pratensis, is found in Guinea.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was erected in 2002 by Christine Rollard and Wanda Wesołowska for the species Nimbarus pratensis.[1][2] The generic name is derived from the Nimba Mountains where the species was found. The specific name pratensis is derived from the Latin for "meadow", the habitat of the species.[2]

Description

The spider is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long. Only the male has been described.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Nimbarus Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-08
  2. 1 2 3 Rollard, Ch. & Wesołowska, W. (2002), "Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea", Zoosystema, 24 (2): 283–307


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