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Festucula

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Festucula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Festucula
Simon, 1901[1]
Type species
F. vermiformis
Simon, 1901
Species

8, see text

Festucula is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.[2]

Species

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As of December 2023 it contains ten species, found only in Africa and Israel:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Festucula Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1901). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 45: 141–161.