Lapsias

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Lapsias
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Male Lapsias lorax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Spartaeinae
Genus: Lapsias
Simon, 1900 [1]
Type species
Lapsias estebanensis
Simon, 1900 [1]
Species

See text.

Diversity
12 species

Lapsias is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. [1]

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Phylogeny

Lapsias, Galianora and Thrandina are informally classified as "lapsiines". These are believed to be basal jumping spiders. While Galianora and Thrandina are sister genera, it is not certain if they form a clade with Lapsias, or if the common characteristics are symplesiomorphic. [2]

Description

Lapsias lorax is typical of the genus, with large eyes and prominent male palps. [3] There is a short video of Lapsias lorax, showing typical jumping spider behavior. [4]

Species

As of April 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepted 12 species: [1]

Lapsias melanopygusCaporiacco, 1947 is considered a doubtful name ( nomen dubium ). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gen. Lapsias Simon, 1900", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-02-26
  2. Maddison 2006a
  3. Heiko Metzner (2014). Worldwide database of jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae). http://www.jumping-spiders.com/index_wiki.php?id=7624. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. Wayne Maddison, Beaty Biodiversity Museum http://vimeo.com/50697273. Retrieved January 27, 2014

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