Hyllus (spider)

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Hyllus
Hyllus semicupreus.jpg
Hyllus semicupreus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Hyllus
C. L. Koch, 1846
Type species
Hyllus giganteus
C. L. Koch, 1846
Species

69, see text

Hyllus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species occur in Africa and Madagascar, with many in Australasia and north to India. H. insularis is found in Greece and Iran, but it is considered misplaced in this genus, [1] and is now Evarcha insularis. [2]

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Description

They are medium to large spiders, commonly mistaken by those in the genus Evarcha . They are usually stout, hairy and dully colored. They usually have horns at the top of the median eyes formed by long bristles. They have a rounded carapace, which is larger then the eye field. Those in the genus Evarcha are usually smaller and their carapace is thinner. [3]

Hyllus semicupreus hunting a grasshopper Jumping spider hunting a grasshopper at Kadavoor.jpg
Hyllus semicupreus hunting a grasshopper

Name

Hyllus was the son of Heracles and Deianira in Greek mythology.

Species

As of October 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepted these species: [2]

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References

  1. Logunov 2001
  2. 1 2 "Gen. Hyllus C. L. Koch, 1846", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 17 October 2022
  3. Caleb, John; Christudhas, Anulin; Laltanpuii, K.; Chitra, Muthaiyan (2014). "New species of Hyllus C. L. Koch (Araneae: Salticidae) from India". ResearchGate. Retrieved October 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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