Ergane (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Ergane"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Salticidae
familia = Euophryinae
tribus = Euophryini
genus = "Ergane"
genus_authority = L. Koch, 1881
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Ergane
diversity = 4 species
type_species = "Ergane cognata"
type_species_authority = L. Koch, 1881
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subdivision_ranks = Species
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"Ergane" is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

The male of "E. benjarei" is 9 mm long. The conformation of the pedipalp and the abdominal pattern suggest that "Ergane" is close to "Chalcotropis" [Murphy & Murphy 2000: 284] .

Name

The goddess Athena was called "Athena Ergane" as the patron of craftsmen and artisans.

pecies

* "Ergane benjarei" (Peckham & Peckham, 1907) — Borneo
* "Ergane carinata" Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 — Philippines, Caroline Islands
* "Ergane cognata" L. Koch, 1881 — Northern Territory
* "Ergane insulana" L. Koch, 1881 — Australia

Footnotes

References

* (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. "Malaysian Nature Society", Kuala Lumpur.
* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".