Attidops
Encyclopedia
Attidops is a genus
of jumping spider
s. It is closely related to the genera Ballus
, Admestina
and Icius
, possibly derived from the Dendryphantinae
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of jumping spider
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
s. It is closely related to the genera Ballus
Ballus
Ballus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Description:Ballus are typically small, squat spiders. The carapace is broad oval, almost as wide as long, flat on top with the sides and back almost vertical, and a rugose surface. The shield-shaped abdomen is broadly truncated at the front...
, Admestina
Admestina
Admestina is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Admestina archboldi Piel, 1992 — USA* Admestina tibialis — USA* Admestina wheeleri Peckham & Peckham, 1888 — USA, Canada...
and Icius
Icius
Icius is a genus of jumping spiders described by Simon in 1876, belonging to the Order Araneae, Family Salticidae.-Distribution:Icius is an almost cosmopolitan genus, widespread in Europe , as well in Asia, Africa and in...
, possibly derived from the Dendryphantinae
Dendryphantinae
The Dendryphantinae are a subfamily of jumping spiders that occur mainly in the New World. The females generally show paired spots on the abdomen, and the males often have enlarged chelicerae...
.
Description
Attidops are from two to three millimeters in body length, with a dark reddish-brown prosoma which is darker around the eyes. On the underside, and on the legs they are reddish- to yellowish-brown. The entire body, but especially the sides are sparsely covered with short white hairs and translucent clear to white flattened hairs that look like scales. The sexes look similar to each other.Name
The genus name is combined from -attus, a common ending for salticid genera, and Greek '-ops' "to look like". Banks (1905) created the genus in a footnote, stating simply "Attidops, a new genus for Ballus youngi Peck".Species
- Attidops cinctipes (Banks, 1900) — USA
- Attidops cutleri Edwards, 1999 — USA, MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
- Attidops nickersoni Edwards, 1999 — USA
- Attidops youngi (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) — USA, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...