Echeclus
{{Short description|Genus of spiders}}
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Echeclus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
One of its two described species, E. concinnus, is endemic to Malaysia. The species was originally described by Thorell from a single male specimen from Penang. It is preserved in the Museo Civico of Genoa. Another male specimen was found in Johor by Frances and John Murphy.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283
The other species, E. sokoli, is found in Borneo.{{cite web|title=Echeclus|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2624|website=World Spider Catalog|accessdate=25 August 2017}}
References
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- {{aut|Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John}} (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- {{aut|Platnick, Norman I.}} (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog], version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Salticidae.org: [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/echeclus/concin.htm Diagnostic drawings]
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Category:Arthropods of Malaysia
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