Stenaelurillus hirsutus

Stenaelurillus hirsutus is a jumping spider species in the genus Stenaelurillus.[1][2]

Stenaelurillus hirsutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Stenaelurillus
Species:
S. hirsutus
Binomial name
Stenaelurillus hirsutus
Lessert, 1927

Description

Stenaelurillus hirsutus is a small hairy spider 5 mm (15 in) long with a reddish brown carapace.[3]

Distribution

It was first described in 1927 from examples found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was subsequently found across Central Africa and in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Tanzania.[2]

Synonyms

Stenaelurillus cristatus, first identified by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith in 2000, is considered a synonym for Stenaelurillus hirsutus.[2]

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References

  1. Lessert, R. (1927). "Araignees du Congo (Premiere partie)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 34: 405–475.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Stenaelurillus hirsutus Lessert, 1927". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. Wesołowska, Wanda (2014). "Further notes on the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1885 (Araneae, Salticidae) in Africa with descriptions of eight new species". Zoosystema. 36 (3): 595–622. Retrieved 15 November 2017.


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