Nimbarus

Nimbarus
Nimbarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Nimbarus
Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002
Species: N. pratensis
Binomial name
Nimbarus pratensis
Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002
Diversity
1 species

Nimbarus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species is found in Guinea.

Name

The generic name is derived from the Nimba Mountains where the species was found. The epitheton pratensis is Latin for "meadow", the habitat of the species.

Appearance

The spider is about 4 mm long.

References

  • Rollard, Ch. & Wesolowska, W. (2002): Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. Zoosystema 24(2):283-307. PDF
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.