Donaldius
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Donaldius is a genus
of jumping spider
s with a single described species, Donaldius lucidus, which is endemic
to Panama
. D. lucidus is known only from a single female specimen collected in El Valle
in July 1936. Gustavo Ruiz has suggested that Donaldius may be closely related to Metaphidippus
based on molecular analysis of a specimen collected in Costa Rica.
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 with a single described species, Donaldius lucidus, which is endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. D. lucidus is known only from a single female specimen collected in El Valle
El Valle de Antón
El Valle de Antón, generally called El Valle, or Anton's Valley in English is a town of 9,000 in the Coclé province of Panama.-Location:...
in July 1936. Gustavo Ruiz has suggested that Donaldius may be closely related to Metaphidippus
Metaphidippus
Metaphidippus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Name:The genus name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus Phidippus.-Species:...
based on molecular analysis of a specimen collected in Costa Rica.