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Darwinneon

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Darwinneon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Darwinneon
Cutler, 1971[1]
Species:
D. crypticus
Binomial name
Darwinneon crypticus
Cutler, 1971

Darwinneon is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Darwinneon crypticus. It was first described by B. Cutler in 1971,[2] and is only found on the Galápagos Islands.[1] The name is a combination of the Neon and Charles Darwin. Crypticus means "hidden" in Latin.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Darwinneon Cutler, 1971". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. ^ Cutler, B. (1971). "Darwinneon crypticus, a new genus and species of jumping spider from the Galápagos Islands (Araneae: Salticidae)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 37: 509–513.