Popcornella Explained

Popcornella is a genus of Caribbean jumping spiders that was first described by J. X. Zhang & Wayne Paul Maddison in 2012.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, found only in Puerto Rico and on Hispaniola:^[2]

• Popcornella furcata Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
• Popcornella nigromaculata Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Puerto Rico
• Popcornella spiniformis Zhang & Maddison, 2012 (type) – Hispaniola
• Popcornella yunque Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Zhang. J. X.. Maddison. W. P.. 2012. New euophryine jumping spiders from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae). Zootaxa. 1–54. 3476. 10.11646/zootaxa.3476.1.1. Wayne Maddison.
2. Gen. Popcornella Zhang & Maddison, 2012. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-11. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.