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Nimbarus

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Nimbarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Nimbarus
Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002[1]
Species:
N. pratensis
Binomial name
Nimbarus pratensis
Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002

Nimbarus is a monotypic genus of Guinean jumping spiders containing the single species, Nimbarus pratensis. It was first described by C. Rollard & Wanda Wesołowska in 2002,[2] and is only found in Guinea.[1] The name is derived from the Nimba Mountains, where the species was first found. The species name is derived from the Latin "pratensis", meaning "meadow", for the habitat where this species can be found.[2]

These spiders are about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long, though only the male has been described.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Nimbarus Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ^ a b c Rollard, C. & Wesolowska, W. (2002). "Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea" (PDF). Zoosystema. 24: 283–307.