Lapsias
| Lapsias | |
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| Male Lapsias lorax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Spartaeinae |
| Genus: | Lapsias Simon, 1900[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lapsias estebanensis Simon, 1900[1]
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| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 12 species | |
Lapsias is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.[1]
Phylogeny[edit]
Lapsias, Galianora and Thrandina are informally classified as "lapsiines". These are believed to be basal jumping spiders. While Galianora and Thrandina are sister genera, it is not certain if they form a clade with Lapsias, or if the common characteristics are symplesiomorphic.[2]
Description[edit]
Lapsias lorax is typical of the genus, with large eyes and prominent male palps.[3] There is a short video of Lapsias lorax, showing typical jumping spider behavior.[4]
Species[edit]
As of April 2022[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted 12 species:[1]
- Lapsias canandea Maddison, 2012 – Ecuador
- Lapsias ciliatus Simon, 1900 – Venezuela
- Lapsias cyrboides Simon, 1900 – Venezuela
- Lapsias estebanensis Simon, 1900 – Venezuela
- Lapsias guamani Maddison, 2012 – Ecuador
- Lapsias iguaque (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias lorax Maddison, 2012 – Ecuador
- Lapsias quimbaya (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias tayrona (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias tequendama (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
- Lapsias tovarensis Simon, 1901 – Venezuela
- Lapsias walekeru (Muñoz-Charry, Galvis & Martínez, 2022) – Colombia
Lapsias melanopygus Caporiacco, 1947 is considered a doubtful name (nomen dubium).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Gen. Lapsias Simon, 1900", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-02-26
- ^ Maddison 2006a
- ^ Heiko Metzner (2014). Worldwide database of jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae). http://www.jumping-spiders.com/index_wiki.php?id=7624. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Wayne Maddison, Beaty Biodiversity Museum http://vimeo.com/50697273. Retrieved January 27, 2014
- Maddison, Wayne P. (2006a): "New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae)." Zootaxa 1255: 17–28. PDF
Further reading[edit]
- Maddison, Wayne P. & Needham, K.M. (2006): "Lapsiines and hisponines as phylogenetically basal salticid spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)." Zootaxa 1255: 37–55. PDF
External links[edit]
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of L. estebanensis, L. ciliatus, L. cyrboides, L. tovarensis
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