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Ergane (spider)

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Ergane
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Species

4, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Afiola Peckham & Peckham, 1907[2]

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

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As of June 2019 it contains four species, found in the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and Kiribati:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Żabka, M. (1988). "Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, III". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 41: 454.
  3. ^ Koch, L. (1881). Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg 1. pp. 1213–1271.
  4. ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). "An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia". Malaysian Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur: 284.