Pignus

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Pignus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Tribe: Euophryini
Genus: Pignus
Wesolowska, 2000
Diversity
2 species
Type species
Euophrys simonii
Peckham & Peckham, 1903
Species

see text

Pignus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The two described species occur in Tanzania and South Africa, respectively.

[edit] Species

  • Pignus lautissimum Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 (Tanzania)
  • Pignus simoni (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) (South Africa)

[edit] References

  • Wesolowska, W. (2000). New and little known species of jumping spiders from Zimbabwe (Araneae: Salticidae). Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10: 145-174.