''Telamonia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

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

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octaviu ...

in 1887. They are colorful spiders, with patterns that vary considerably between sexes and species. Two longitudinal stripes along the abdomen are common, and the carapace is often colored. They have a slender

opisthosoma The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma ( cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to ...

and long legs.

Species

it contains thirty-nine species and two subspecies, found in the

rain forest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest ...

s of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

, including

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

: *'' Telamonia agapeta'' (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea *'' Telamonia annulipes'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 –

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...

*'' Telamonia bombycina'' (

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 1902) – Borneo *'' Telamonia borreyi''

Berland Berland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bjørn Berland (born 1977), Norwegian footballer * Eliezer Berland (born 1937), Israeli Breslov rabbi * François Berland (born 1958), French actor * Gary Berland (1950–1988), Ame ...

& Millot, 1941 –

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

**'' Telamonia b. minor'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Mali *'' Telamonia caprina'' (Simon, 1903) – China,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

*'' Telamonia coeruleostriata'' ( Doleschall, 1859) –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

(Ambon) *'' Telamonia comosissima'' (Simon, 1886) – Congo *'' Telamonia cristata'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*'' Telamonia dimidiata'' (Simon, 1899) –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, Indonesia ( Sumatra) *'' Telamonia dissimilis'' Próchniewicz, 1990 – Bhutan *'' Telamonia elegans'' (Thorell, 1887) –

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

, Vietnam, Indonesia *'' Telamonia festiva'' Thorell, 1887 ( type) – Myanmar to Indonesia (

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...

) **'' Telamonia f. nigrina'' (Simon, 1903) – Vietnam *'' Telamonia formosa'' (Simon, 1902) – Indonesia (Java) *'' Telamonia hasselti'' (Thorell, 1878) – Myanmar to Indonesia ( Sulawesi) *'' Telamonia jolensis'' (Simon, 1902) – Philippines *'' Telamonia laecta'' Próchniewicz, 1990 – Bhutan *'' Telamonia latruncula'' (Thorell, 1877) – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *'' Telamonia leopoldi'' Roewer, 1938 – New Guinea *'' Telamonia livida'' ( Karsch, 1880) – Philippines *'' Telamonia luteocincta'' (Thorell, 1891) – Malaysia *'' Telamonia luxiensis'' Peng, Yin, Yan & Kim, 1998 – China *'' Telamonia mandibulata'' Hogg, 1915 – New Guinea *'' Telamonia masinloc'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' Telamonia mundula'' (Thorell, 1877) – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *'' Telamonia mustelina'' Simon, 1901 – China (

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

) *'' Telamonia parangfestiva'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' Telamonia peckhami'' Thorell, 1891 – India (Nicobar Is.) *'' Telamonia prima'' Próchniewicz, 1990 – Bhutan *'' Telamonia resplendens'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo *'' Telamonia scalaris'' (Thorell, 1881) – Indonesia (

Moluccas The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located ...

) *'' Telamonia setosa'' (Karsch, 1880) – Philippines *'' Telamonia shepardi'' Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China *'' Telamonia sponsa'' (Simon, 1902) – Sri Lanka *'' Telamonia trabifera'' (Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea *'' Telamonia trinotata'' Simon, 1903 – Equatorial Guinea *'' Telamonia trochilus'' (Doleschall, 1859) – Indonesia (Java) *'' Telamonia vidua'' Hogg, 1915 – New Guinea *'' Telamonia virgata'' Simon, 1903 –

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...

*'' Telamonia vlijmi'' Prószyński, 1984 – China,

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

, Japan

References

External links

* Salticidae.org
Diagnostic drawings and photographs
Salticidae Salticidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of Oceania Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell {{Jumping-spider-stub