Menemerus desertus
Appearance
Menemerus desertus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Menemerus |
Species: | M. desertus
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Binomial name | |
Menemerus desertus Wesołowska, 1999
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Menemerus desertus is a jumping spider species in the genus Menemerus that lives in Algeria.[1] It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1999.[1] The female and male are very distinctive.[2] The female is larger, 7.7 millimetres (0.30 inches) in length, with characteristic ridges.[2] The male is smaller, 5.2 millimetres (0.20 inches) long, with a very large dorsal tibial apophysis and characteristic embolus.[2]
References
- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2017). "Menemerus desertus Wesolowska, 1999". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Wesołowska, W. (1999). "A revision of the spider genus Menemerus in Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 10: 251–353.