Habrocestum inquinatum

Habrocestum inquinatum is a jumping spider species in the genus Habrocestum that lives on the mainland in Yemen and the Socotra Archipelago. The female was first described in 2002.[1][2] The spider shares similarities with Habrocestum gibbosum, living in a similar geography and sharing morphological characteristics.[3]

Habrocestum inquinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Habrocestum
Species:
H. inquinatum
Binomial name
Habrocestum inquinatum
Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002

References

  1. Wesołowska, W.; van Harten, A. (2002). "Contribution to the Knowledge of the Salticidae (Araneae) of the Socotra Archipelago, Yemen". Fauna of Arabia. 19: 369–390.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Habrocestum inquinatum Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. Wittmer, Walter; Krupp, Friedhelm; Büttiker, Willi (2007). Fauna of Arabia. Frankfurt am Main: Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. p. 211.
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