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Salticidae Colyttus

Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891

Two-Lined Jumper

This is the type species of the genus Colyttus. The name "bilineatus" means "two-lined", a reference to the two black lines on the abdomen of the females. The males have a markedly different pattern, with a single broad yellow stripe running along the length of the carapace and abdomen.

Length♀ 8 mm; ♂ 7–8 mm
DistributionSingapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Maluku), Brunei.
HabitatPrimary and secondary rainforests.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references*

  1. Colyttus bilineatus (Original description ♀)

    Thorell, 1891 Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien: 132

  2. Hyllus modestus (Original description ♂)

    Simon, 1899a Contribution à la faune de Sumatra: 113

  3. Colyttus bilineatus (♂)

    Simon, 1903a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second: 737, f. 848-850 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973

  4. Colyttus bilineatus (♂)

    Prószyński, 1984a Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae): 19

  5. Colyttus bilineatus (♂♀)

    Prószyński, 1987 Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae 2: 17

  6. Colyttus bilineatus (♂♀)

    Zhang & Maddison, 2015 Genera of euophryine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), with a combined molecular-morphological phylogeny: 31, f. 524-530, 884-885 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3938.1.1

  7. Colyttus bilineatus (♂♀)

    Prószyński, 2017b Pragmatic classification of the world's Salticidae (Araneae): 74, f. 38Q, 39R doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Colyttus bilineatus Thorell, 1891

Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Maluku), Brunei.

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