Siler (spider)


Siler is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889.[3] They specialize in hunting ants.[4]

Siler
Siler cupreus.jpg
S. cupreus from Japan
Scientific classification e
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Simon, 1889[1]
Type species
S. cupreus
Simon, 1889
Species

9, see text

Synonyms[1]

SpeciesEdit

As of August 2019 it contains nine species, found only in Asia:[1]

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Siler Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. Prószyński, J. (1984). "Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae)". Wyższa Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach. 2: 135.
  3. Simon, E. (1889). "Etudes arachnologiques. 21e Mémoire. XXXIII. Descriptions de quelques espèces receillies au Japon, par A. Mellotée". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 8 (6): 248–252.
  4. Jackson, RR; Van Olphen, A (May 1992). "Prey‐capture techniques and prey preferences of Chrysilla, Natta and Siler, ant‐eating jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Kenya and Sri Lanka". Journal of Zoology. 227 (1): 163–170. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04351.x.

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