''Maileus'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

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containing the single species, ''Maileus fuscus''. It was first described by G. Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1907, and is only found on

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. It is closely related to the genus '' Microhasarius''. ''M. fuscus'' is known only from a single female, which is about long. Although no published drawings exist, Zabka has drawn the genitalia, and Proszynski has drawn the genitalia of both sexes of what is probably a different species of ''Maileus''. No study has been published on the genus since its first description.

Name

The species name is derived from

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''fuscus'' "dusky, brown".

References

Monotypic Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Asia {{Jumping-spider-stub