Sitticus eskovi

Sitticus eskovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
Genus:Sitticus
Species: S. eskovi
Binomial name
Sitticus eskovi
Logunov & Wesołowska, 1995

Sitticus eskovi is a jumping spider species in the genus Sitticus that was first identified in 1995.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Kirill Eskov, who collected most of the type material and information on its habitat.[2]

Distribution

The holotype was found in the Kurile Islands and the species is known from Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East and Sakhalin.[2] Logunov & Wesołowska speculate that it is probable that it also occurs in Japan and Korea.[2]

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Sitticus eskovi Logunov & Wesolowska, 1995". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Logunov, D. V.; Wesolowska, W. (1995). "New data on some poorly known Palaearctic species of Sitticus (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 6: 163–175. Retrieved 6 November 2017.


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