Lyssomaninae
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The Lyssomaninae are a subfamily of jumping spider
s, with eight described genera.
The Lyssomaninae are not part of the Salticoida
, to which over 90% of all salticid species belong.
Six of these genera occur only in the Old World
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The two remaining genera occur only in the New World
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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 eight described genera.
The Lyssomaninae are not part of the Salticoida
Salticoida
The Salticoida are a group of jumping spiders. Most salticid genera belong to this unranked clade, with all others believed to be basal to the Salticidae.Among the subfamilies in this clade are the following:...
, to which over 90% of all salticid species belong.
Six of these genera occur only in the Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
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- AsemoneaAsemoneaAsemonea is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Asemonea crinita Wanless, 1980 — Ivory Coast* Asemonea cristata Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar* Asemonea fimbriata Wanless, 1980 — Angola...
O. P.-Cambridge, 1869 — Africa, Madagascar, Asia, Australia (20 species) - GolebaGolebaGoleba is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Goleba jocquei Szűts, 2001 — Republic of Congo* Goleba lyra Maddison & Zhang, 2006 — Madagascar* Goleba pallens — Aldabra, Seychelles...
Wanless, 1980 — Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles (5 species) - MacopaeusMacopaeusMacopaeus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its only described species, Macopaeus spinosus, is endemic to Madagascar....
Simon, 1900 — Madagascar (1 species) - OnomastusOnomastusOnomastus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Onomastus complexipalpis Wanless, 1980 — Borneo* Onomastus kanoi Ono, 1995 — Okinawa* Onomastus nigricaudus Simon, 1900 — Sri Lanka...
Simon, 1900 — Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Borneo, Japan (6 species) - PachyonomastusPachyonomastusPachyonomastus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its only described species, Pachynonomastus kittenbergeri, is only found in East Africa.-Name:...
Caporiacco, 1947 — East Africa (1 species) - PandisusPandisusPandisus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . All described species are endemic to Madagascar, except for one, which is found only in India...
Simon, 1900 — Madagascar, India (6 species)
The two remaining genera occur only in the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
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- ChinoscopusChinoscopusChinoscopus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Chinoscopus ernsti — Venezuela* Chinoscopus flavus — Panama, Colombia...
Simon, 1901 — South America (4 species) - LyssomanesLyssomanesLyssomanes is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Approximately 80 species have been described, ranging from South and Central America, up to the southern United States....
Hentz, 1845 — Florida to South America (80 species)