Platycryptus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by D. E. Hill in 1979.[2] The name comes from the Greek platy meaning flat and crypt meaning hidden, as these spiders are squat and will frequently hide in crevices.[2] They have hairy bodies with a cryptic gray and brown color pattern. They live on or under the bark of trees, and can be found on man-made wooden structures.[3]
| Platycryptus | |
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| Platycryptus undatus | |
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: | Platycryptus Hill, 1979[1] |
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| P. undatus (De Geer, 1778)
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Species
editAs of August 2019[update] it contains four species, found only in North America, Central America, and Brazil:[1]
- Platycryptus arizonensis (Barnes, 1958) – USA
- Platycryptus californicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – North, Central America
- Platycryptus magnus (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Mexico to Brazil
- Platycryptus undatus (De Geer, 1778) (type) – North America
References
edit- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Platycryptus Hill, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ a b Hill, D. E. (1979). "The scales of salticid spiders". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 65 (3): 193–218. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01091.x.
- ^ Edwards, G. B. (2006). "A review of described Metacyrba, the status of Parkella, and notes on Platycryptus and Balmaceda , with a comparison of the genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Marpissinae)". Insecta Mundi. 19 (4): 193–226.
External links
edit- Platycryptus at Bugguide.net
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