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''Holcolaetis'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of the
spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
family
Salticidae 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 ...
(
jumping spider Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), 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 sp ...
s). Like '' Euryattus'' and '' Thiania bhamoensis'', these spiders build a flat, densely woven
egg sac Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species dive ...
that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. ''Holcolaetis'' posits the egg sac on the trunks of trees.Li ''et al.'' 2002


Species

* '' Holcolaetis albobarbata'' Simon, 1910
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Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, ...
* '' Holcolaetis clarki'' Wanless, 1985 – West, Central Africa * '' Holcolaetis cothurnata'' ( Gerstäcker, 1873)
Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ...
* '' Holcolaetis strandi'' Caporiacco, 1940
Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
* '' Holcolaetis vellerea'' Simon, 1909 – West, Central Africa,
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* '' Holcolaetis xerampelina'' Simon, 1886 – Central Africa * '' Holcolaetis zuluensis'' Lawrence, 1937
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References

* (2002): Rivet-like nest-building and agonistic behaviour of ''Thiania bhamoensis'', an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Singapore. 50(1): 143-151
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* (2007)

version 8.0. ''American Museum of Natural History''. ;Notes


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