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Amatorculus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
Araneae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

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Amatorculus is a genus of the jumping spiders, with two described species from Brazil.

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Name

The genus name means "small friend" in Latin. The name stygius is Latin for "from hell".

Distribution

A. stygius is known from Distrito Federal and the State of São Paulo in Brazil. Both species have been found in Minas Gerais.

Species

  • Amatorculus cristinae Ruiz & Brescovit, 2006
  • Amatorculus stygius Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005
  • References

    Amatorculus Wikipedia