Nannenus Explained

Nannenus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.^[1]

Description

Both sexes are about 4mm long. The cephalus is high, the eye region blackish with the area between the rear eyes lighter. The rest of the thorax is brown with a whitish lateral band on each side. The abdomen is small and light yellowish with a vague white pattern.^[2]

Species

it contains six species, found only in Asia:^[3]

• Nannenus constrictus (Karsch, 1880) – Philippines
• Nannenus lyriger Simon, 1902 – Singapore
• Nannenus maughami Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Nannenus menghaiensis Cao & Li, 2016 – China
• Nannenus siedleckii Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Nannenus syrphus Simon, 1902 (type) – Singapore

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1902. Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 363–406. 46. Eugène Simon.
2. Book: Murphy. Frances. Murphy. John. 2000. An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur. 286.
3. Gen. Nannenus Simon, 1902. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-08-06. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.