Nannenus
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| Nannenus syrphus Simon, 1902
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Nannenus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Two of its described species are endemic to Singapore.
Description
Both sexes are about 4 millimetres (1⁄4 in) long. The cephalus is high, the eye region blackish with the area between the rear eyes lighter. The rest of the thorax is brown with a whitish lateral band on each side. The small abdomen is light yellowish with a vague white pattern.[2]
Species
As of June 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:[1]
- Nannenus constrictus (Karsch, 1880) – Philippines
- Nannenus lyriger Simon, 1902 – Singapore
- Nannenus maughami Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012 – Sumatra
- Nannenus menghaiensis Cao& Li, 2016 – China
- Nannenus siedleckii Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012 – Sumatra
- Nannenus syrphus Simon, 1902 – Singapore
References
- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Nannenus Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. p. 286.
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