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Ptocasius

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Ptocasius
female P. strupifer from Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Subtribe: Plexippina
Genus: Ptocasius
Simon, 1885[1]
Type species
P. weyersi
Simon, 1885
Species

52, see text

Ptocasius is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885.[2]

Species

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As of September 2022 it contains fifty-two species, found only in Asia:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Ptocasius Simon, 1885". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1885). "Arachnides recueillis par M. Weyers à Sumatra. Premier envoi". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 29: 30–39.