Zeuxippus

Zeuxippus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Zeuxippus
Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
Z. histrio
Thorell, 1891
Species

4, see text

Zeuxippus is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2] They look similar to members of Rhene, but their abdomen is longer, more obtuse, and thinner. In addition, the first pair of legs is thicker than the others.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.
  3. ^ Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.