Pellenes vanharteni
Pellenes vanharteni is a species of jumping spiders in Cape Verde.[1] They are found in the island of Sal.[2][3]
| Pellenes vanharteni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Pellenes |
| Species: | P. vanharteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pellenes vanharteni Wesołowska, 1998 | |
Etymology
The species is named after entomologist Antonius van Harten, who collected the type.[3]
Description
The male spider measures around 1.3 mm long by 1.1 mm and the abdomen is 1.2 mm by 0.9 mm.[3]
References
- World Spider Catalog (2017). "Pellenes vanharteni Wesolowska, 1998". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- García, Macías & Oromí, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. [Preliminary lists of forest species of Cape Verde] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 64
- Wesołowska, W. (1998). "Taxonomic notes on jumping spiders from the Cape Verde Islands (Araneae: Salticidae)". Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal. 50: 125–135.
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