Meleon
Encyclopedia
Meleon is a spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Species
- Meleon guineensis (Berland & Millot, 1941) — GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, Ivory Coast - Meleon insulanus Logunov & Azarkina, 2008 — Madagascar
- Meleon kenti (Lessert, 1925) — AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, Southern AfricaSouthern AfricaSouthern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN... - Meleon madagascarensis (Wanless, 1978) — MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
- Meleon raharizonina Logunov & Azarkina, 2008 — Madagascar
- Meleon russata (Simon, 1900) — Madagascar
- Meleon solitaria (Lessert, 1927) — CentralCentral AfricaCentral Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
, East AfricaEast AfricaEast Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:... - Meleon tsaratanana Logunov & Azarkina, 2008 — Madagascar
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings of all species (with photograph of M. solitaria)