Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
| Echeclus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Echeclus Thorell, 1890 |
One of its two described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia. The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy.[1]
The other species, E. sokoli, is found in Borneo.[2]
References
edit- ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
- ^ "Echeclus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
edit- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
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