Habrocestum
Encyclopedia
Habrocestum is a genus
of the spider
family Salticidae (jumping spider
s).
and Africa
. Two have been found in Australia
, and one on the Solomon Islands
.
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 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).
Distribution
Most species occur in EurasiaEurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Two have been found in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and one on the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
.
Species
- Habrocestum albimanum Simon, 1901 — South Africa
- Habrocestum albopunctatum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
- Habrocestum algericum Dalmas, 1920 — Algeria
- Habrocestum annae Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
- Habrocestum arabicum Prószynski, 1989 — Saudi Arabia
- Habrocestum bovei (Lucas, 1846) — Morocco, Algeria
- Habrocestum dubium Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
- Habrocestum dyali Roewer, 1955 — Pakistan
- Habrocestum egaeum Metzner, 1999 — Greece, Crete
- Habrocestum ferrugineum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
- Habrocestum flavimanum Simon, 1901 — South Africa
- Habrocestum formosum Wesolowska, 2000 — Zimbabwe
- Habrocestum gibbosum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen
- Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920 — Greece
- Habrocestum hongkongiense Prószynski, 1992 — Hong Kong
- Habrocestum ibericum Dalmas, 1920 — Spain
- Habrocestum ignorabile Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen
- Habrocestum inquinatum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
- Habrocestum latifasciatum (Simon, 1868) — Eastern Mediterranean
- Habrocestum laurae Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
- Habrocestum lepidum Dalmas, 1920 — Algeria
- Habrocestum luculentum Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa
- Habrocestum namibicum Wesolowska, 2006 — Namibia
- Habrocestum nigristernum Dalmas, 1920 — Turkey
- Habrocestum ornaticeps (Simon, 1868) — Morocco
- Habrocestum panjabium Roewer, 1951 — Pakistan
- Habrocestum papilionaceum (L. Koch, 1867) — Greece
- Habrocestum peckhami Rainbow, 1899 — Solomon Islands
- Habrocestum penicillatum Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
- Habrocestum pullatum Simon, 1876 — France
- Habrocestum punctiventre Keyserling, 1882 — Western Australia
- Habrocestum rubroclypeatum Lessert, 1927 — Congo
- Habrocestum sapiens (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) — Southern Africa
- Habrocestum schinzi Simon, 1887 — South Africa
- Habrocestum shulovi Prószynski, 2000 — Israel
- Habrocestum simoni Dalmas, 1920 — Algeria
- Habrocestum socotrense Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002 — Socotra
- Habrocestum speciosum Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 — Socotra
- Habrocestum subdotatum Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia, East Africa
- Habrocestum subpenicillatum Caporiacco, 1941 — Ethiopia
- Habrocestum superbum Wesolowska, 2000 — Zimbabwe
- Habrocestum tanzanicum Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
- Habrocestum verattii Caporiacco, 1936 — Libya
- Habrocestum virginale Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — Yemen