Pachyonomastus
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Pachyonomastus is a spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Pachynonomastus kittenbergeri, is only found in East Africa
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pachy "thick" and the related genus Onomastus
. The species is named in honour of Kálmán Kittenberger
, who collected the species.
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...
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Pachynonomastus kittenbergeri, is only found in East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
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Name
The genus name is a combination of Ancient GreekAncient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
pachy "thick" and the related genus Onomastus
Onomastus
Onomastus 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...
. The species is named in honour of Kálmán Kittenberger
Kálmán Kittenberger
Kálmán Kittenberger was a Hungarian traveller, natural historian, biologist and collector. He was born in Léva, now in Slovakia ....
, who collected the species.