Simonurius Explained

Simonurius is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by María Elena Galiano in 1988.^[1] The name is a reference to arachnologist Eugène Simon.

Species

it contains four species, found in South America:^[2]

• Simonurius expers Galiano, 1988 – Argentina
• Simonurius gladifer (Simon, 1901) (type) – Brazil, Argentina
• Simonurius pisac (Galiano, 1985) – Peru
• Simonurius quadratarius (Simon, 1901) – Colombia, Venezuela

Notes and References

1. Galiano. M. E.. 1988. Revision de los géneros del grupo Hurieae (Araneae, Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology. 285–301. 15. María Elena Galiano.
2. Gloor . Daniel . Nentwig . Wolfgang . Blick . Theo . Kropf . Christian . 2022 . Gen. Simonurius Galiano, 1988 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2 . World Spider Catalog Version 23.0 . 7 April 2022.