Toticoryx
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| Toticoryx exilis Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 |
Toticoryx is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single described species is found in Guinea.
[edit] Name
The describers state that the genus name is an arbitrary combination of letters. exilis is Latin for "slender", referring to the spider's body shape.
[edit] Appearance
This spider is only 3mm long and very flat. The habitus resembles Pseudicius.
[edit] References
- Rollard, Ch. & Wesolowska, W. (2002): Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea. Zoosystema 24(2):283-307. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
