Echeclus

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Echeclus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Echeclus
Thorell, 1890

Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

One of its two described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia. The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy. [1]

The other species, E. sokoli, is found in Borneo. [2]

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References

  1. Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
  2. "Echeclus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 August 2017.