Nimbarus
| Nimbarus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Nimbarus Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002[1] |
| Species: | N. pratensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nimbarus pratensis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002[1]
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Nimbarus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species, Nimbarus pratensis, is found in Guinea.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus was erected in 2002 by Christine Rollard and Wanda Wesołowska for the species Nimbarus pratensis.[1][2] The generic name is derived from the Nimba Mountains where the species was found. The specific name pratensis is derived from the Latin for "meadow", the habitat of the species.[2]
Description
The spider is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long. Only the male has been described.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Nimbarus Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-08
- ^ a b c Rollard, Ch.; Wesołowska, W. (2002), "Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea", Zoosystema, 24 (2): 283–307
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