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Stagetillus

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Stagetillus
Female Stagetillus sp. in Malaysia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Stagetillus
Simon, 1885[1]
Species:
S. opaciceps
Binomial name
Stagetillus opaciceps
Simon, 1885

Stagetillus is a monotypic genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders containing the single species, Stagetillus opaciceps. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885,[2] and is found in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia.[1]

Females are 6 mm (14 in) long, while males can grow up to 8 mm (13 in).[3] The carapace is a shiny yellowish-red with two dark stripes on the sides. The very narrow, long abdomen is dark purplish with elongated white marks on the sides and a transverse white mark near the spinnerets. The legs are yellow, except for the very robust front pair, which is dark with yellow tarsi.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Stagetillus Simon, 1885". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1885). "Arachnides recueillis par M. Weyers à Sumatra. Premier envoi". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 29: 30–39.
  3. ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society.
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