Hermotimus coriaceus
Appearance
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Hermotimus coriaceus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Hermotimus Simon, 1903[1] |
Species: | H. coriaceus
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Binomial name | |
Hermotimus coriaceus |
Hermotimus coriaceus is a species of jumping spiders found in West Africa. It is the sole species in the genus Hermotimus.[1]
Name
[edit]Hermotimus of Pedasa was a eunuch guardian of the Persian king Xerxes. However, the genus name could also refer to Hermotimus of Clazomenae, an early Greek philosopher.[citation needed]
The species name is derived from Latin, meaning "leathery".[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gen. Hermotimus Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
Further reading
[edit]- Simon, E. (1903): Arachnides de la Guinée espagnole. Mém. Soc. esp. hist. nat. 1(3): 65-124.
- Simon, E. (1903): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 669-1080.
- Prószyński, J. (1987): Atlas rysunkow diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyzszej Szkoly Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej, Siedlcach. (in polish)
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