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Genus of spiders

Darwinneon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Darwinneon
Cutler, 1971
Species: D. crypticus
Binomial name
Darwinneon crypticus
Cutler, 1971

Darwinneon is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Darwinneon crypticus. It was first described by B. Cutler in 1971, and is only found on the Galápagos Islands. The name is a combination of the Neon and Charles Darwin. Crypticus means "hidden" in Latin.

References

  1. ^ Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Darwinneon Cutler, 1971". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. Cutler, B. (1971). "Darwinneon crypticus, a new genus and species of jumping spider from the Galápagos Islands (Araneae: Salticidae)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 37: 509–513.
Taxon identifiers
Darwinneon
Darwinneon crypticus


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