Chloridusa

Chloridusa
Chloridusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Euophryinae
Genus: Chloridusa
Simon, 1902
Species: C. viridiaurea
Binomial name
Chloridusa viridiaurea
Simon, 1902
Diversity
1 species

Chloridusa is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its only described species, C. viridiaurea, is found from Peru to Brazil.

Name

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek chloros "green", and the ending -usa, used in several salticid genera (such as Cotinusa, Sidusa, Stergusa and Ceglusa). The species name is Latin for "green and golden".

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