| Echeclus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Echeclus Thorell, 1890 |
Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
One of its two described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia. The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy.[1]
The other species, E. sokoli, is found in Borneo.[2]
- ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
- ^ "Echeclus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 August 2017.