Orientattus bicuspidatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Orientattus
Species:
O. bicuspidatus
Binomial name
Orientattus bicuspidatus
(Peng & Li, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Evarcha bicuspidata Peng & Li, 2003
  • Evawes bicuspidata (Peng & Li, 2003)

Orientattus bicuspidatus, synonym Evarcha bicuspidata, is a jumping spider found only in Vietnam. It was originally placed in the genus Evarcha, but was transferred to Orientattus in 2020.[1]

The spider is 3.6 mm long. Males are dark brown, with a darker area around the eyes. They are covered with dark brown and white hairs. Two pairs of yellowish brown transverse bands are seen on the thoracic area. The legs are dark brown with yellowish brown rings.[2]

Name

The species name is derived from Latin, bi "two" and cuspidata "sharp ended", referring to the two-pronged retrolateral tibial apophysis,[2] now considered a feature of the genus Orientattus.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Orientattus bicuspidatus (Peng & Li, 2003)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. 1 2 Peng, X.; Li, S (2003). "New localities and one new species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from northern Vietnam" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 51 (1): 21–24.
  3. ↑ Caleb, J.T.D. (2020). "A new jumping spider genus from South and Southeast Asia (Araneae: Salticidae: Plexippini: Orientattus)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 200 (1): 1–5.


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