- Chalcolecta
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Chalcolecta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Section: Dionycha Superfamily: Salticoidea Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Agoriinae Genus: Chalcolecta
Simon, 1884Species see text
Diversity 3 species Chalcolecta is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
This genus is close to Diolenius.[1]
C. zosterifera and C. amplectans, where the males are 3 mm long and thus much smaller than other Chalcolecta species[1] are considered nomina dubia.[2]
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Species
- Chalcolecta bitaeniata Simon, 1884 — Moluccas, Sulawesi
- Chalcolecta dimidiata Simon, 1884 — Moluccas
- Chalcolecta prensitans (Thorell, 1881) — New Guinea, Queensland
Footnotes
References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). "An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia". Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007). The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Gardzińska, J. & Żabka, M. (2005): A revision of the spider genus Chalcolecta Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Salticidae). Annales Zoologici 55(3): 437-448. PDF
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