Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Species P. gladstone | |
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Jumping spider phanuelus gladstone
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.
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.
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