Phanuelus
| Phanuelus | |
|---|---|
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| male Phanuelus gladstone | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Phanuelus Caleb & Mathai, 2015 |
| Species: | P. gladstone |
| Binomial name | |
| Phanuelus gladstone Caleb & Mathai, 2015 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Phanuelus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The single described species Phanuelus gladstone is endemic to India. The holotype and paratypes of P. gladstone were all collected from the campus of Madras Christian College in Chennai. Adult spiders are 3–4 mm in length with a short, high carapace and rounded abdomen.[1]
The genus is named after G. J. Phanuel, a professor at Madras Christian College who worked on the spiders of Chennai in the early 1960s.[1]
References
- 1 2 Caleb, John T. D.; Mungkung, Soriephy; Mathai, Manu Thomas (16 April 2015). "Four new species of jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillinae) with the description of a new genus from South India" (PDF). Peckhamia. 124.1: 7–10. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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