Platycryptus
Platycryptus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by D. E. Hill in 1979.[2]
| Platycryptus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Platycryptus undatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Platycryptus Hill, 1979[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. undatus (De Geer, 1778) | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Species
As of August 2019 it contains four species, found only in North America, Central America, and Brazil:[1]
- Platycryptus arizonensis (Barnes, 1958) – USA
- Platycryptus californicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – North, Central America
- Platycryptus magnus (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Mexico to Brazil
- Platycryptus undatus (De Geer, 1778) (type) – North America
References
- Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Platycryptus Hill, 1979". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- Hill, D. E. (1979). "The scales of salticid spiders". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 65 (3): 193–218. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01091.x.
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