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Habronattus coecatus group

Wayne Maddison
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taxon links [up-->]Habronattus brunneus [up-->]Habronattus captiosus [up-->]Habronattus coecatus [up-->]Habronattus cuspidatus [up-->]Habronattus festus [up-->]Habronattus borealis [up-->]Habronattus pyrrithrix [up-->]Habronattus mexicanus [up-->]Habronattus klauserii [up-->]Habronattus ballatoris [up-->]Habronattus schlingeri [up-->]Habronattus virgulatus [up-->]Habronattus anepsius [down<--]Habronattus Interpreting the tree
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Tree from Griswold (1987).
Containing group: Habronattus

Introduction

The H. coecatus group is one of the groups with laterally fringed first legs and modified third legs. The courtship behavior is among the most complex in the genus.

Characteristics

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The coecatus group shares with the viridipes group a fringed first leg with spatulate spines and a modified third leg. © Wayne Maddison.

The coecatus group, however, is distinguished by its secondarily straightened tegular apophysis which therefore lacks the characteristic elbow of Habronattus. © Wayne Maddison.

References

Griswold, C. E. 1987. A revision of the jumping spider genus Habronattus F.O.P.-Cambridge (Araneae; Salticidae), with phenetic and cladistic analyses. University of California Publications, Entomology 107: 1-344.

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Scientific Name Habronattus coecatus
Location Lake Corpus Christi, TX
Sex Male
Copyright © 1994-1995 Wayne Maddison
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Wayne Maddison
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Maddison, Wayne. 1995. Habronattus coecatus group. Version 01 January 1995 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Habronattus_coecatus_group/4001/1995.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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