Gramenca
Appearance
Gramenca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Gramenca Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002[1] |
Species: | G. prima
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Binomial name | |
Gramenca prima Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002[1]
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Gramenca is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its single described species, Gramenca prima, is found in Guinea.[1]
Name
[edit]The genus name is derived from Latin gramen "grass", which is the habitat of G. prima. The specific name prima means first, for this is the first described Gramenca species.[2]
Appearance
[edit]The female spider is about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long. The male is not yet known.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Gen. Gramenca Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ a b Rollard, Ch. & Wesołowska, W. (2002). "Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea" (PDF). Zoosystema. 24 (2): 283–307. Retrieved 2017-03-17.