Colyttus
Encyclopedia
Colyttus is a genus
of the spider
family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
arachnologist Pekka T. Lehtinen.
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 the spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Name
C. bilineatus is named for the Latin word for "with two stripes". C. lehtinen is named in honor of FinnishFinland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
arachnologist Pekka T. Lehtinen.
Species
- Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891 (Sumatra, Moluccas)
- Colyttus lehtineni Zabka, 1985 (China, Vietnam)