Asaracus Explained

Asaracus is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1846.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found only in Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil:^[2]

• Asaracus megacephalus C. L. Koch, 1846 (type) – Brazil
• Asaracus modestissimus (Caporiacco, 1947) – Guyana
• Asaracus rufociliatus (Simon, 1902) – Brazil, Guyana
• Asaracus semifimbriatus (Simon, 1902) – Brazil
• Asaracus venezuelicus (Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela

Notes and References

1. Book: Koch, C. L.. 1846. Die Arachniden. J. L. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg, Dreizehnter Band, pp., Vierzehnter Band, pp. 1-88. . 1–234. Carl Ludwig Koch.
2. Gen. Asaracus C. L. Koch, 1846. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.