Terralonus Explained

Terralonus is a genus of American jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species, found only in the United States:^[2]

• Terralonus banksi (Roewer, 1951) – USA
• Terralonus californicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA
• Terralonus fraternus (Banks, 1932) – USA
• Terralonus mylothrus (Chamberlin, 1925) (type) – USA
• Terralonus shaferi (Gertsch & Riechert, 1976) – USA
• Terralonus unicus (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1930) – USA
• Terralonus versicolor (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA

Notes and References

1. Maddison. W. P.. 1996. Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 215–368. 154. Wayne Maddison.
2. Gen. Terralonus Maddison, 1996. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-26. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.