Hermippus (spider) explained
Hermippus is a genus of ant eating spiders in the family Zodariidae, containing twelve species restricted to Asia and parts of Africa.[1] Three new species were discovered in 2014.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Species
- Hermippus affinis Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia, Somalia
- Hermippus arcus Jocqué, 1989 — Tanzania
- Hermippus arjuna (Gravely, 1921) — India
- Hermippus cruciatus Simon, 1905 — India, Sri Lanka
- Hermippus gavi Sankaran et al., 2014 — India
- Hermippus globosus Sankaran et al., 2014 — India
- Hermippus inflexus Sankaran et al., 2014 — India
- Hermippus loricatus Simon, 1893 — Central, Southern Africa
- Hermippus minutus Jocqué, 1986 — Zimbabwe
- Hermippus schoutedeni Lessert, 1938 — Kenya
- Hermippus septemguttatus Lawrence, 1942 — South Africa
- Hermippus tenebrosus Jocqué, 1986 — South Africa
Notes and References
- Web site: Gen. Hermippus Simon, 1893 . World Spider Catalog . 24 April 2016.
- On the genus Hermippus Simon, 1893 (Araneae: Zodariidae, Zodariinae) in India with the description of three new species from the Western Ghats and proposing a new biogeographical hypothesis for the distribution of the genus. . 25544514 . 3893 . 1 . Zootaxa . 114–26 . Sankaran . PM . Jobi . MJ . Joseph . MM . Sebastian . PA . 10.11646/zootaxa.3893.1.5. 2014 .
- A revision of the genus Hermippus Simon, 1893 (Araneae: Zodariidae) . Journal of Natural History . 20 . 7–22 . 10.1080/00222938600770021 . 1986. Jocqué. R..
- Web site: SH Team Spots Four New Species Of Spiders In Western Ghats . https://web.archive.org/web/20141202082916/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2014/12/02/SH-Team-Spots-Four-New-Species-Of-Spiders-In-Western-Ghats/article2551475.ece . dead . December 2, 2014 . New Indian Express . 28 April 2016.
- A new African species and other new records of Hermippus (Araneae Zodariidae) [1988] ]. Biologisch Jaarboek - Dodonaea (Belgium) . 28 April 2016. 1988 . Jocque . R. (Koninklijk Museum Voor Midden-Afrika .
