Hermotimus coriaceus is a species of jumping spiders found in West Africa. It is the sole species in the genus Hermotimus.[1]
| Hermotimus coriaceus | |
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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: | Hermotimus Simon, 1903[1] |
| Species: | H. coriaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hermotimus coriaceus | |
Name
editHermotimus 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)
External links
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