Amycus (genus)

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Amycus
A. pertyi
A. pertyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Amycinae
Tribe: Amycini
Genus: Amycus
C. L. Koch, 1846
Diversity
13 species
Type species
Salticus igneus
Perty, 1833
Species

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Amycus is a genus of South American jumping spiders.

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[edit] Name

Amycus is the son of Poseidon and Melia from Greek mythology.

[edit] Species

  • Amycus amrishi Makhan, 2006 — Suriname
  • Amycus annulatus Simon, 1900 — Brazil
  • Amycus ectypus Simon, 1900 — Peru, Brazil
  • Amycus effeminatus Caporiacco, 1954 — French Guiana
  • Amycus equulus Simon, 1900 — Brazil
  • Amycus flavicomis Simon, 1900 — Brazil, Argentina
  • Amycus flavolineatus C. L. Koch, 1846 — Mexico
  • Amycus igneus (Perty, 1833) — Brazil
  • Amycus lycosiformis Taczanowski, 1878 — Peru
  • Amycus patellaris (Caporiacco, 1954) — French Guiana
  • Amycus pertyi Simon, 1900 — Peru
  • Amycus rufifrons Simon, 1900 — Brazil
  • Amycus spectabilis C. L. Koch, 1846 — Peru, Brazil

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