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Hermotimus coriaceus

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Hermotimus coriaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Hermotimus
Simon, 1903
Species: H. coriaceus
Binomial name
Hermotimus coriaceus
Simon, 1903

Hermotimus coriaceus is a species of jumping spiders found in West Africa. It is the sole species in the genus Hermotimus.

Name

Hermotimus of Pedasa was a eunuch guardian of the Persian king Xerxes. However, the genus name could also refer to Hermotimus of Clazomenae, an early Greek philosopher.

The species name is derived from Latin, meaning "leathery".

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Hermotimus Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

Further reading

  • Simon, E. (1903): Arachnides de la Guinée espagnole. Mém. Soc. esp. hist. nat. 1(3): 65-124.
  • Simon, E. (1903): Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 2: 669-1080.
  • Prószyński, J. (1987): Atlas rysunkow diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyzszej Szkoly Rolniczo-Pedagogicznej, Siedlcach. (in polish)

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Taxon identifiers
Hermotimus coriaceus
Hermotimus


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