Zygoballus remotus
Encyclopedia
Zygoballus remotus is a species of jumping spider
which occurs in Guatemala
. It was first described by the arachnologists George and Elizabeth Peckham
in 1896.
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...
which occurs in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It was first described by the arachnologists George and Elizabeth Peckham
George and Elizabeth Peckham
George Williams Peckham and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachnologists, and entomologists, specializing in animal behavior and in the study of jumping spiders and wasps.-Lives and careers:George Peckham was born in Albany,...
in 1896.
External links
- Zygoballus remotus at Worldwide database of jumping spiders
- Zygoballus remotus at Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library