Dendryphantina

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Dendryphantina
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Phidippus princeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Tribe: Dendryphantini
Subtribe: Dendryphantina
Menge, 1879
Genera

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Diversity
54 genera

The Dendryphantina are a subtribe of jumping spiders that occur mainly in the New World. [1] The subtribe was first defined by Anton Menge in 1879 as Dendryphantidae. Females of the subtribe generally show paired spots on the abdomen, and the males often have enlarged chelicerae. [2] Females in this subtribe typically have S-shaped epigynal openings. [2]

Taxonomy

As of 2015, Dendryphantina includes the following genera: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Maddison, Wayne P. (November 2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 231–292. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID   85680279 . Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Tree of Life Web: Dendryphantinae