''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by

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; in those from South Asia it has a medial branch on the median apophysis. Like species of the subfamilies

Lyssomaninae Lyssomaninae is a subfamily of jumping spiders. It includes four genera, three from the New World. Description Members of the subfamily Lyssomaninae are mostly green or yellow, and have long legs compared to other salticids. The anterior later ...

and

Asemoneinae Asemoneinae is a subfamily of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). It was created in 2015 by Wayne Maddison. Most species are found in Africa or Asia. The subfamily initially had five genera, but '' Hindumanes'' was later transferred to the subf ...

, the anterior lateral eyes form a separate row from the anterior median eyes. The genus was originally diagnosed on the basis of the arrangement of the eyes.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Onomastus'' was first described by

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in 1900. He placed it in the "Attidae", the name he then used for the family Salticidae. It was later placed in a broadly defined subfamily

, although by the 1980s it was agreed that this subfamily consisted of three groups. When Wayne Maddison divided the subfamily into three in 2015, the genus was placed in its own subfamily, Onomastinae.

Species

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Onomastus chenae ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

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Onomastus complexipalpis ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

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Onomastus corbetensis ''Onomastus corbetensis'', is a species of spider of the genus ''Onomastus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit ...

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Onomastus danum ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

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, 2013 – Borneo *''

Onomastus indra ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

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Onomastus jamestaylori ''Onomastus jamestaylori'', is a species of spider of the genus ''Onomastus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, transli ...

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Onomastus kaharian ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

'' Benjamin, 2010 – Thailand, Indonesia (Borneo) *''

Onomastus kanoi ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

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Onomastus maskeliya ''Onomastus maskeliya'', is a species of spider of the genus ''Onomastus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-s ...

'' Benjamin & Kanesharatnam, 2016 – Sri Lanka *''

Onomastus nigricaudus ''Onomastus nigricaudus'', is a species of spider of the genus ''Onomastus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit ...

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Onomastus nigrimaculatus ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

'' Zhang & Li, 2005 – China, Thailand *''

Onomastus patellaris ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spiders ...

'' Simon, 1900 – India *'' Onomastus pethiyagodai'' Benjamin, 2010 – Sri Lanka *'' Onomastus quinquenotatus'' Simon, 1900 – Sri Lanka *''

Onomastus rattotensis ''Onomastus rattotensis'' is a species of spider of the genus '' Onomastus''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The species was first discovered from Rattota area of Matale District Matale District ( si, මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රි� ...

'' Benjamin, 2010 – Sri Lanka *'' Onomastus simoni'' Zabka, 1985 – Vietnam *''

Onomastus subchenae ''Onomastus'' is a genus of Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. It is the only genus in the subfamily Onomastinae. Description ''Onomastus'' species are delicate, translucent spider ...

'' C. Wang, W. H. Wang & Peng, 2021 – China

References

External links

Photograph of ''Onomastus'' sp.
Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Jumping-spider-stub