Hyllus nigeriensis

Hyllus nigeriensis is a species of jumping spider in the genus Hyllus that was first identified in Cross River State in Nigeria. It was first described in 2012. The species derives its name from the country where it was first identified.[1][2]

Hyllus nigeriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Hyllus
Species:
H. nigeriensis
Binomial name
Hyllus nigeriensis
(Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012)

References

  1. Wesołowska, W.; Edwards, G.B. (2012). "Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Calabar Area (SE Nigeria)". Annales Zoologici. 62 (4): 733–772. doi:10.3161/000345412X659786. S2CID 86538550.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2022). "Hyllus nigeriensis (Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012)". World Spider Catalog. 23.5. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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