Biology:Hermotimus coriaceus
From HandWiki
(Redirected from Biology:Hermotimus (spider))
Short description: Species of spider
| Hermotimus coriaceus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Hermotimus Simon, 1903[1] |
| Species: | H. coriaceus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hermotimus coriaceus Simon, 1903[1]
| |
Hermotimus coriaceus is a species of jumping spiders found in West Africa. It is the sole species in the genus Hermotimus.[1]
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.[citation needed]
The species name is derived from Latin, meaning "leathery".[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Hermotimus Simon, 1903". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2691. 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)
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
 |  |
