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Holoplatys

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Holoplatys
Holoplatys semiplanata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Holoplatys
Simon, 1885
Type species
Marptusa planissima
L. Koch, 1879
Species

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Holoplatys is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Description

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Holoplatys have a long, flat, oval cephalothorax, which is truncated anteriorly, and a long, flat, oval abdomen. They are often found under the bark of trees, especially eucalyptus. They have a resemblance to Marpissa.[1]

Species

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 274

References

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  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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