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Afraflacilla Braunsi
''Afraflacilla braunsi'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Afraflacilla''. First found in South Africa, the spider was subsequently observed living in Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, although it is likely to have a wider Species distribution, distribution. First Species description, described in 1903 by George and Elizabeth Peckham, it was originally allocated to the genus ''Pseudicius'' with the name ''Pseudicius braunsii''. After being renamed ''Icius braunsi'' in 1987, it was finally given its current name by Jerzy Prószyński in 2017. ''Pseudicius tripunctatus'', now called ''Afraflacilla tripunctatus'', is a Synonym (taxonomy), synonym. A small to medium-sized spider, ''Afraflacilla braunsi'' has a carapace that is between long and an Opisthosoma, abdomen long. The carapace is brown, sometimes with yellow sides. The abdomen is light brown or fawn with lighter yellow patches. It has large brown front Arthropod leg, legs, the rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
