Menemerus desertus

Menemerus desertus is a jumping spider species in the genus Menemerus that lives in Algeria.[1] It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1999.[1] The female and male are very distinctive.[2] The female is larger, 7.7 millimetres (0.30 inches) in length, with characteristic ridges.[2] The male is smaller, 5.2 millimetres (0.20 inches) long, with a very large dorsal tibial apophysis and characteristic embolus.[2]

Menemerus desertus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Menemerus
Species:
M. desertus
Binomial name
Menemerus desertus

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Menemerus desertus Wesolowska, 1999". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. Wesołowska, W. (1999). "A revision of the spider genus Menemerus in Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 10: 251–353.


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