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Dendryphantina

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Dendryphantina
Phidippus princeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. ^ a b Maddison, Wayne P. (November 2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 231–292. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Tree of Life Web: Dendryphantinae". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2006-11-17.