- Leptathamas
Taxobox
name = "Leptathamas"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia =Salticidae
subfamilia =Agoriinae
tribus = "incertae sedis "
genus = "Leptathamas"
genus_authority = Balogh, 1980
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Leptathamas
diversity = 1 species
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species = "L. paradoxus"
binomial = "Leptathamas paradoxus"
binomial_authority = Balogh, 1980
range_
range_map_width = 250px"Leptathamas" is a
spider genus of theSalticidae family (jumping spiders) with one described species, which occurs only inNew Guinea .The species seems to be closely related to "
Athamas " and "Bulolia ", occupying a "midway" position between them [Szűts 2003] .Name
The genus name is a combination of
Ancient Greek "lepto" "slender, fine" and the name of the related genus "Athamas".Footnotes
References
* (2003): On remarkable jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Papua New Guinea. "Folia entomologica hungarica" 64: 41-58. [http://salticidae.next-it.hu/PDF/szuts2003c_FOLIA.pdf PDF]
* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".Further reading
* (1980): Studies on the Papuan Attidae (Araneae): "Leptathamas paradoxus" gen. et sp. n. "Folia ent. hung." 41: 29-31.
External links
* [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/leptath/paradox.htm Diagnostic drawings] of "L. paradoxus"
* [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/leptath/par-phsz.htm Photograph] of "L. paradoxus" (in vitro?)
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