Edwardsya

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Edwardsya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Edwardsya
Bustamante[1]
Type species
Edwardsya simoni
Species

Edwardsya is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Ruiz & Bustamante. As of 2017, it contains 2 species, both from Brazil.[1] The genus is placed in subtribe Freyina,[2] part of the Salticoida clade in the subfamily Salticinae.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. ^ Ruiz, G.R.S. & Bustamante, A.A. (2016). "Edwardsya, a new genus of jumping spiders from South America (Araneae: Salticidae: Freyina)". Zootaxa. 4184 (1): 117–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.7. PMID 27811657.
  3. ^ Maddison, Wayne P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 231–292. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279.



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