Xuriella
Encyclopedia
Xuriella is a small spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
The female of Heliophanus
pygmaeus was incorrectly associated with the male of X. prima. Both species are beetle
-like in appearance. Beetle mimicry is rather common in spiders (including salticids), and has probably developed independently several times.
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).
The female of Heliophanus
Heliophanus
Heliophanus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae . Most of the almost 150 described species occur in Africa, with many others found in the Palearctic region from Europe to Japan.-Species:...
pygmaeus was incorrectly associated with the male of X. prima. Both species are beetle
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
-like in appearance. Beetle mimicry is rather common in spiders (including salticids), and has probably developed independently several times.
Species
- Xuriella marmorea Wesolowska & van Harten, 2007 — YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
- Xuriella prima Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
External links
- Salticidae.org: Photographs of X. marmorea
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of X. prima