Macopaeus

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Macopaeus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Asemoneinae
Genus: Macopaeus
Simon, 1900 [1]
Species:
M. spinosus
Binomial name
Macopaeus spinosus
Simon, 1900 [1]

Macopaeus is a genus of jumping spiders endemic to Madagascar. It contains only one species, Macopaeus spinosus. [1] Two other species ( M. celebensis Merian, 1911 and M. madagascarensis Peckham & Peckham, 1903) were described in this genus in the early 20th century. However, these were transferred to the genus Brettus in 1980. [2]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. World Spider Catalog

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