Leptathamas

Leptathamas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Genus:	Leptathamas
Species:	L. paradoxus
Binomial name
Leptathamas paradoxus Balogh, 1980

Leptathamas is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, with one described species, which occurs only in New Guinea.

The genus seems to be closely related to Athamas and Bulolia, occupying a "midway" position between them.

Name

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek lepto "slender, fine" and the name of the related genus Athamas.^{[citation needed]}

Footnotes

References

• Szűts, T. (2003): On remarkable jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Papua New Guinea. Folia entomologica hungarica 64: 41-58. PDF

Further reading

• Balogh, P. (1980): Studies on the Papuan Attidae (Araneae): Leptathamas paradoxus gen. et sp. n. Folia ent. hung. 41: 29-31.

External links

• Diagnostic drawings of L. paradoxus
• Photograph of L. paradoxus (in vitro?)

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