Siler (spider)

Siler
S. cupreus from Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Siler
Simon, 1889
Type species
S. cupreus
Simon, 1889
Species

9, see text

Synonyms

Siler is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. They specialize in hunting ants.

Species

As of March 2024 it contains twelve species, found only in Asia:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Siler Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ Prószyński, J. (1984). "Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae)". Wyższa Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach. 2: 135.
  3. ↑ Simon, E. (1889). "Etudes arachnologiques. 21e Mémoire. XXXIII. Descriptions de quelques espèces receillies au Japon, par A. Mellotée". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 8 (6): 248–252.
  4. ↑ Jackson, RR; Van Olphen, A (May 1992). "Prey-capture techniques and prey preferences of Chrysilla, Natta and Siler, ant-eating jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Kenya and Sri Lanka". Journal of Zoology. 227 (1): 163–170. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04351.x.