- Pselcis
Taxobox
name = "Pselcis"
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image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia =Salticidae
subfamilia =Euophryinae
tribus =Laufeiini
genus = "Pselcis"
genus_authority = Simon, 1903
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Pselcis
diversity = 1 species
species = "P. latefasciata"
binomial = "Pselcis latefasciata"
binomial_authority = Simon, 1877
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range_map_width = 250px
synonyms = "Euophrys latefasciata""Pselcis" is a
spider genus of theSalticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, "P. latefasciata", occurs only on thePhilippines .The species was described from a single immature male, which was about 8 mm long. Eugène Simon placed it near "
Laufeia ", although drawings by Proszynski (1987) suggest it is closer to "Thiania ". [Murphy & Murphy 2000: 272]Name
The genus name is probably derived from "Pselcis", a Graeco-Roman location in
Nubia , today known as Dakkeh.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".Further reading
* (1987): "Atlas rysunkow diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2." Zeszyty Naukowe Wyzszej Szkoly Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej, Siedlcach.
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