• Source: Mantius (spider)

Mantius is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
There is no recent information on any of the five described species from south east Asia. The genus is said to be close to Ptocasius.




Description


Females are 5 to 8 mm (0.20 to 0.31 in) long, males 6 to 10 mm (0.24 to 0.39 in). The cephalothorax is often dark reddish brown. The abdomen is yellowish brown with whitish hairs and plump oval. The legs are yellowish brown except for the front pair, which is reddish brown.




Name


Mantius was the son of Melampus and Lysippe in Greek mythology.




Species


Mantius armipotens Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo
Mantius difficilis Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo
Mantius frontosus (Simon, 1899) – Java
Mantius ravidus (Simon, 1899) – Sumatra
Mantius russatus Thorell, 1891 – Malaysia




Footnotes






References



Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Mantius difficilis
• Mantius frontosus
• Mantius ravidus
• Mantius russatus
• Mantius armipotens
• Daftar spesies Salticidae (K–M)
• Mantius (spider)
• Mantius
• List of Salticidae genera