''Terralonus'' is a
genus
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of
American
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jumping spiders
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...
that was first described by
Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.
Species
it contains seven species, found only in the
United States
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:
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Terralonus banksi''
( Roewer, 1951) – USA
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Terralonus californicus
''Terralonus californicus'', the intertidal or beach jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States. It is one of the few spiders known to regularly inhabit beaches.
References
Furth ...
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(Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA
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Terralonus fraternus
''Terralonus'' is a genus of United States, American Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Maddison, Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.
Species
it contains seven species, found only in the United States:
*''Terralonus banksi'' ...
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( Banks, 1932) – USA
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Terralonus mylothrus''
(Chamberlin, 1925) (
type
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) – USA
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Terralonus shaferi
''Terralonus'' is a genus of American jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.
Species
it contains seven species, found only in the United States:
*'' Terralonus banksi'' ( Roewer, 1951) – USA
*'' Terralonus ca ...
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(Gertsch
Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider.
Gertsch was born ...
& Riechert, 1976) – USA
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Terralonus unicus
''Terralonus'' is a genus of American jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.
Species
it contains seven species, found only in the United States:
*'' Terralonus banksi'' ( Roewer, 1951) – USA
*'' Terralonus ca ...
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(Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1930) – USA
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Terralonus versicolor
''Terralonus'' is a genus of American jumping spiders that was first described by Wayne Paul Maddison in 1996.
Species
it contains seven species, found only in the United States:
*'' Terralonus banksi'' ( Roewer, 1951) – USA
*'' Terralonus ca ...
''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA
References
External links
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Salticidae
Salticidae genera
Spiders of the United States
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