Biology:Dendryphantina

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Short description: Subtribe of spiders

Dendryphantina
Phidippus princeps.jpg
Phidippus princeps
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Tribe: Dendryphantini
Subtribe: Dendryphantina
Menge, 1879
Genera

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Diversity
54 genera

The Dendryphantina are a subtribe of jumping spiders that occur mainly in the New World.[1] The subtribe was first defined by Anton Menge in 1879 as Dendryphantidae. Females of the subtribe generally show paired spots on the abdomen, and the males often have enlarged chelicerae.[2] Females in this subtribe typically have S-shaped epigynal openings.[2]

Taxonomy

As of 2015, Dendryphantina includes the following genera:[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18457 entry