Langelurillus primus
Langelurillus primus is a jumping spider species in the genus Langelurillus that lives in Kenya. It was first described in 1994 by Maciej Próchniewicz. It is the type species for the genus, the species name denoting its position as first to be described, based on samples found in 1975. Langelurillus primus is small, the female significantly larger than the male with an overall body length of 3 mm (0.12 in) compared to 1.95 mm (0.077 in).[1][2]
| Langelurillus primus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Langelurillus |
| Species: | L. primus |
| Binomial name | |
| Langelurillus primus Próchniewicz, 1994 | |
References
- Próchniewicz, M. (1994). "The jumping spiders of the Ethiopian Region. Part I. New genus Langelurillus gen. n. (Araneae, Salticidae) from Kenya". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 45: 27–31.
- World Spider Catalog (2021). "Langelurillus primus Próchniewicz, 1994". World Spider Catalog. 22.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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