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Ballus Armadillo
''Ballus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description ''Ballus'' are typically small, squat spiders. The carapace is broad oval, almost as wide as long, flat on top with the sides and back almost vertical, and a rugose surface. The shield-shaped abdomen is broadly truncated at the front. Femora, patellae and tibiae on the first pair of legs are swollen in the male, and there is a fringe below the tibiae. Although they are often entirely mottled dark brown, some species are much more colorful. Ballus can also be a reference to the infamous George Ball.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 273 Distribution This genus has mainly a palearctic distribution, but there are two species from Sri Lanka. Two species from the United States have been transferred to the genus ''Attidops''.Platnick 2007 ''B. tabupumensis'' was described from a single specimen from Burma, with no further information since 1914. Petrunkevitch's description is scant with schematic figures, and coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballus Chalybeius
''Ballus chalybeius'' is a jumping spider. It is the type species of the genus ''Ballus''. Appearance This flattened spider can reach a length of . The prosoma is dark brown in females, with irregular lighter markings. The lightly yellow legs have dark rings in both sexes. In males, which are generally darker, the first legs are dark and thickened. The species is similar to ''Ballus rufipes'', which is smaller and much darker.Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. ''Kosmos''. pX Habits During summer, the female builds a flat silken retreat on the underside of a leaf and guards its egg sac inside. Habitat It can be found mostly on the fringes of deciduous forests, on broad-leaved bushes and trees, particularly oaks, and in the grass. In Central Europe, they are widely distributed and in most areas quite common. Distribution ''Ballus chalybeius'' occurs in Europe, North Africa to Central Asia.Platnick, N. I. (2006)The world spider catalog version 7.0. ''America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |