Telamonia Explained

Telamonia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887.[1] They are colorful spiders, with patterns that vary considerably between sexes and species. Two longitudinal stripes along the abdomen are common, and the carapace is often colored. They have a slender opisthosoma and long legs.

Species

it contains thirty-nine species and two subspecies, found in the rain forests[2] of Africa and Asia, including Papua New Guinea:[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Thorell. T.. 1887. Viaggio di L. Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. II. Primo saggio sui ragni birmani. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 5–417. 25. Tamerlan Thorell.
  2. Book: Murphy. Frances. Murphy. John. 2000. An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  3. Gen. Telamonia Thorell, 1887. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-26. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.