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Athamas whitmeei

Athamas whitmeei

Classification

Order
Araneae

Athamas is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1877. The name is derived from Athamas, the king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology. Species As of June 2019 it contains seven species, found on Vanuatu, Palau, in Papua New Guinea, on the Polynesian Islands, and Tahiti: Athamas debakkeri Szüts, 2003 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland) Athamas guineensis Jendrzejewska, 1995 – New Guinea Athamas kochi Jendrzejewska, 1995 – Tahiti Athamas nitidus Jendrzejewska, 1995 – New Guinea Athamas proszynskii Ono, 2011 – Palau Is.

Distribution

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