Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Scientific name Spilargis ignicolor | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Subfamily Euophryinae Rank Species | |
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Spilargis is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its sole species, Spilargis ignicolor, occurs in New Guinea. A subspecies, Spilargis ignicolor bimaculata, is found on the Moluccas.
Name
The genus name is probably derived from the Ancient Greek roots spil- "spot" and arg- "shining". The species name is Latin for "the color of fire". bimaculata is Latin for "with two spots".
References
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