Bristowia is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae, found in Africa and Asia.[1]

Bristowia
Male Bristowia sp. in Malaysia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Bristowia
Reimoser, 1934[1]
Species

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Diversity[1]
3 species

B. heterospinosa is about 3 to 4 mm long in both sexes.[2]

Name

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The genus is named after naturalist and arachnologist W. S. Bristowe.

Species

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As of April 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Bristowia Reimoser, 1934". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  2. ^ Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.

Bibliography

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  • Szűts, T. (2004). "A revision of the genus Bristowia (Araneae: Salticidae)". Folia entomologica hungarica 65: 25-31. PDF