Asianellus Explained

Asianellus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by D. V. Logunov & S. Hęciak in 1996.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found only in Asia and Europe:^[2]

• Asianellus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1834) (type) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, China, Korea, Japan
• Asianellus kazakhstanicus Logunov & Hęciak, 1996 – Kazakhstan, Russia (West Siberia), China
• Asianellus kuraicus Logunov & Marusik, 2000 – Russia (South Siberia)
• Asianellus ontchalaan Logunov & Hęciak, 1996 – Russia (Urals, South Siberia)
• Asianellus potanini (Schenkel, 1963) – Armenia to China

External links

• Features of the genus
• Photograph of A. festivus

Notes and References

1. Logunov. D. V.. Hęciak. S.. 1996. Asianellus, a new genus of the subfamily Aelurillinae (Araneae: Salticidae). Entomologica Scandinavica. 103–117. 26. 1. 10.1163/187631296X00223.
2. Gen. Asianellus Logunov & Heciak, 1996. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.