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Bristowia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Arachnida

Subkingdom
  
Eumetazoa

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Order
  
Araneae

Bristowia is a genus of spiders in the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with two species. One is found in Africa, the other is Asia.

Contents

B. heterospinosa is about 3 to 4 mm long in both sexes.

Name

The genus is named after naturalist and arachnologist W. S. Bristowe.

Species

  • Bristowia afra Szűts, 2004 — Congo basin
  • Bristowia heterospinosa Reimoser, 1934 — India, China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Krakatau
  • References

    Bristowia Wikipedia