Talavera (spider)

This article is about a genus of spiders. For other uses, see Talavera.

Talavera
T. aequipes, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Talavera
Peckham & Peckham, 1909[1]
Type species
T. minuta
(Banks, 1895)
Species

16, see text

Talavera is a genus of very small jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1909.[2] They average about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in length, and are very similar to each other. In particular, the Central European species are difficult to distinguish, even when their genital features are studied under a microscope.[3] The name refers to Talavera, a region of Spain where many have been found.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Peckham, G. W.; Peckham, E. G. (1909). "Revision of the Attidae of North America". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 16 (1): 355–655.
  3. ^ Bellmann, Heiko (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10746-9.