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Alfenus
Genus of spiders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfenus is a genus of jumping spiders.
The two species were described by Eugène Simon in the early 1900s, based on a single male specimen each. However, the two species are so different that they probably do not belong to the same genus (Szűts & Scharff, 2005).
Alfenus calamistratus has a characteristic hairy appearance.
The males (no females have been observed yet) are 7 millimeters (0.28 in) (A. chrysophaeus) to 9 millimeters (0.35 in) (A. calamistratum) long, with a dark brown carapace. The hairs on A. calamistratum are white or brownish-orange.
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Species
- Alfenus calamistratus Simon, 1902 – Congo Basin
- Alfenus chrysophaeus Simon, 1903 – Equatorial Guinea or Cameroon
References
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