Finger (spider)

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Finger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subtribe: Thiratoscirtina
Genus: Finger
Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023 [1]
Type species
F. lechi
Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023
Species

5, see text

Finger is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. [2]

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Distribution

Finger occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. [2]

Etymology

The genus name refers to the thumb-like shape of the male tibial apophysis. [1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes five species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Wesołowska, W.; Wiśniewski, K. (2023). "A contribution to thiratoscirtines from Central Africa with description of new genera and species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 73: 375–387. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.3.002.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Finger Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.


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