Enoplomischus Explained

Enoplomischus is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by L. Giltay in 1931.[1], it contains only two species, found only in Africa: E. ghesquierei and E. spinosus.[2] It has a large, spike-like process on its pedicel that probably mimics a similar spike present in the anterior part of the abdomen of Odontomachus ants after which these spiders seem to be modeled.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Giltay. L.. 1931. Notes arachnologiques africaines. IV. Description d'une espèce nouvelle de Leptorchestinae (Salticidae unidentati). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 167–170. 21.
  2. Gen. Enoplomischus Giltay, 1931. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-07. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
  3. Wesołowska . W. . 2005 . A new species of Enoplomischus from Kenya (Araneae: Salticidae: Leptorchestinae) . Genus . 16 . 2 . 307–311 . 2006-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070315221403/http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/Enoplomischus%20spinosus.pdf . 2007-03-15 . dead .

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