Martella | |
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Adult male Martella lineatipes from Belize | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: |
Martella Peckham & Peckham, 1892 [1] |
Type species | |
M. pottsi Peckham & Peckham, 1892
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Species | |
12, see text |
Martella is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892. [1] [2] Species of this genus are found in South America and Central America. [1]
As of June 2019 [update] it contains twelve species, found in Central America, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico: [1]
Martella | |
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Adult male Martella lineatipes from Belize | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: |
Martella Peckham & Peckham, 1892 [1] |
Type species | |
M. pottsi Peckham & Peckham, 1892
| |
Species | |
12, see text |
Martella is a genus of ant mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1892. [1] [2] Species of this genus are found in South America and Central America. [1]
As of June 2019 [update] it contains twelve species, found in Central America, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico: [1]