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Hyllus (spider)

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Hyllus
Hyllus semicupreus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Hyllus
C. L. Koch, 1846
Type species
Hyllus giganteus
C. L. Koch, 1846
Species

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Hyllus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, with many in Australasia and north to India. H. insularis is found in Greece and Iran, but it is considered misplaced in this genus,[1] and is now Evarcha insularis.[2]

Hyllus semicupreus hunting a grasshopper

Name

Hyllus was the son of Heracles and Deianira in Greek mythology.

Species

As of March 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepted these species:[2]

References

  1. ^ Logunov 2001
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Hyllus C. L. Koch, 1846", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2019-03-03

Further reading

  • Logunov, D.V. (2001): New and poorly known species of the jumping spiders (Aranei: Salticidae) from Afghanistan, Iran and Crete. Arthropoda Selecta 10: 59-66.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
  • Caleb, J. T. D., Christudhas, A., Laltanpuii, K. & Chitra, M (2014): A new species of Hyllus from India
  • Metzner, H. (1999): Die Springspinnen (Araneae, Salticidae) Griechenlands. Andrias 14: 1-279.