Ergane (spider)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Ergane L. Koch, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. cognata L. Koch, 1881
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Ergane is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1881.[3] Males of E. benjarei is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) long. The form of the pedipalp and the abdominal pattern suggest that Ergane is close to Chalcotropis.[4] It is named after the goddess Athena, called Athena Ergane as the patron of craftsmen and artisans.
Species[edit]
As of June 2019[update] it contains four species, found in the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and Kiribati:[1]
- Ergane benjarei (Peckham & Peckham, 1907) – Borneo
- Ergane carinata Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Philippines, Caroline Is.
- Ergane cognata L. Koch, 1881 (type) – Australia (Northern Territory)
- Ergane insulana L. Koch, 1881 – Australia
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gen. Ergane L. Koch, 1881". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ Żabka, M. (1988). "Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, III". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 41: 454.
- ^ Koch, L. (1881). Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg 1. pp. 1213–1271.
- ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). "An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia". Malaysian Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur: 284.
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