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Pachyonomastus

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Pachyonomastus
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Pachyonomastus

Caporiacco, 1947
Species:
P. kittenbergeri
Binomial name
Pachyonomastus kittenbergeri
Caporiacco, 1947
Diversity
1 species

Pachyonomastus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Pachynonomastus kittenbergeri, is only found in East Africa.

Name

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek pachy "thick" and the related genus Onomastus. The species is named in honour of Kálmán Kittenberger, who collected the species.

References

  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.