Sumampattus Explained
Sumampattus is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by María Elena Galiano in 1983.[1] it contains only three species, found in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay: S. hudsoni, S. pantherinus, and S. quinqueradiatus.[2] The name is a combination of Sumampa, a Department of Argentina, and the common ending for salticid genera -attus.
Notes and References
- Galiano. M. E.. 1983. Descripcion de Sumampattus nuevo genero (Araneae, Salticidae). Physis, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. 151–157. 41. María Elena Galiano.
- Gen. Sumampattus Galiano, 1983. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-23. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.