Microemathis is a monotypic genus of southeast Asian jumping spiders (family Salticidae) containing the single species Microemathis bulalacao. It was first described by arachnologist Dmitri V. Logunov in 2020.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Salticidae
- Genus: Microemathis Logunov, 2020
Species The genus contains only one accepted species, Microemathis bulalacao Logunov, 2020, which also serves as the type species for the genus. Both male and female specimens have been described.
Distribution Microemathis bulalacao has been recorded exclusively in the Philippines, specifically on the island of Palawan.
Description and Habitat The species is a leaf-litter dwelling jumping spider. The original description was published in the journal Arachnology (volume 18, issue 6, pages 521–562) as part of a broader study on new and poorly known leaf-litter dwelling jumping spiders from South-East Asia, covering the tribes Euophryini and Tisanibini.
Type Specimens
- Holotype: Deposited at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland.
- Paratypes: Also held at MHNG, Geneva, and at the Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester (MMUE/MMUM), United Kingdom.
References
- "Gen. Microemathis Logunov, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi: 10.24436/2.
- Logunov, D. V. (2020). "New and poorly known leaf-litter dwelling jumping spiders from South-East Asia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini and Tisanibini)". Arachnology. 18 (6): 521–562. doi: 10.13156/arac.2020.18.6.521.
