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Aruattus

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Aruattus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Aruattus
Logunov & Azarkina, 2008[1]
Species:
A. agostii
Binomial name
Aruattus agostii
Logunov & Azarkina, 2008

Aruattus is a monotypic genus of Indonesian jumping spiders containing the single species, Aruattus agostii. It was first described by D. V. Logunov & G. N. Azarkina in 2008,[2] and is only found in Indonesia.[1] The name is a combination of the Aru Islands, and attus, a prefix often used for salticid genera , meaning "jumper". The species is named after its collector, D. Agosti.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Aruattus Logunov & Azarkina, 2008". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. ^ Logunov, D. V.; Azarkina, G. N. (2008). "Two new genera and species of Euophryinae (Aranei: Salticidae) from SE Asia" (PDF). Arthropoda Selecta. 17: 111–115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-03-30.