Menemerus nigeriensis

Menemerus nigeriensis is a species of jumping spider in the subfamily Salticinae. It is known from Nigeria,[1] after which the species was named. It was described in 2011 based on a single male specimen, the holotype. The cephalothorax measures 2.5 mm × 1.9 mm (0.098 in × 0.075 in) (length×width) and the abdomen 2.6 mm × 1.6 mm (0.102 in × 0.063 in).[2]

Menemerus nigeriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Menemerus
Species:
M. nigeriensis
Binomial name
Menemerus nigeriensis
Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Menemerus nigeriensis Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2011". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2011). "Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from southern Nigeria". Annales Zoologici. 63 (3): 553–561. doi:10.3161/000345411X603409. S2CID 83517018.


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