Lapsias is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.[1]
| Lapsias | |
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| Male Lapsias lorax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Spartaeinae |
| Genus: | Lapsias Simon, 1900[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lapsias estebanensis Simon, 1900[1]
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 12 species | |
Phylogeny
editLapsias, Galianora and Thrandina are informally classified as "lapsiines". These are believed to be basal jumping spiders. While Galianora and Thrandina are sister genera, it is not certain if they form a clade with Lapsias, or if the common characteristics are symplesiomorphic.[2]
Description
editLapsias lorax is typical of the genus, with large eyes and prominent male palps.[3] There is a short video of Lapsias lorax, showing typical jumping spider behavior.[4]
Species
editAs of April 2022[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted 12 species:[1]
- Lapsias canandea Maddison, 2012 – Ecuador
- Lapsias ciliatus Simon, 1900 – Venezuela
- Lapsias cyrboides Simon, 1900 – Venezuela
- Lapsias estebanensis Simon, 1900 – Venezuela
- Lapsias guamani Maddison, 2012 – Ecuador
- Lapsias iguaque (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias lorax Maddison, 2012 – Ecuador
- Lapsias quimbaya (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias tayrona (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias tequendama (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias tovarensis Simon, 1901 – Venezuela
- Lapsias walekeru (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
Lapsias melanopygus Caporiacco, 1947 is considered a doubtful name (nomen dubium).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Gen. Lapsias Simon, 1900", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-02-26
- ^ Maddison 2006a
- ^ Heiko Metzner (2014). Worldwide database of jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae). http://www.jumping-spiders.com/index_wiki.php?id=7624. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Wayne Maddison, Beaty Biodiversity Museum http://vimeo.com/50697273. Retrieved January 27, 2014
- Maddison, Wayne P. (2006a): "New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae)." Zootaxa 1255: 17–28. PDF
Further reading
edit- Maddison, Wayne P. & Needham, K.M. (2006): "Lapsiines and hisponines as phylogenetically basal salticid spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)." Zootaxa 1255: 37–55. PDF
External links
edit- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of L. estebanensis, L. ciliatus, L. cyrboides, L. tovarensis
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