Palpimanus hesperius

Palpimanus hesperius is a spider species of the family Palpimanidae that is endemic on São Tomé Island. It was first named in 1907 by Eugène Simon.[1]

Palpimanus hesperius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Palpimanidae
Genus: Palpimanus
Species:
P. hesperius
Binomial name
Palpimanus hesperius
Simon, 1907

Its female holotype measures from 8 to 9 mm[2]

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Palpimanis hesperius Simon 1907". 18.0. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  2. Simon, E. (1907). "Arachnides recueillis par L. Fea sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. 1e partie". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 3: 244.


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