Truncattus Explained

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

Species

it contains five species, found only in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and on the Greater Antilles:^[2]

• Truncattus cachotensis Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
• Truncattus dominicanus Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
• Truncattus flavus Zhang & Maddison, 2012 (type) – Hispaniola
• Truncattus manni (Bryant, 1943) – Hispaniola (Haiti)
• Truncattus mendicus (Bryant, 1943) – Hispaniola (Dominican Rep.)

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. Truncattus Zhang & Maddison, 2012. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-27. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.