''Prostheclina'' is a

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jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

that was first described by

Eugen von Keyserling Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czec ...

in 1882.

Species

Until 2007, only one species from this genus was known. it contains seven species, found only in

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: *'' Prostheclina amplior'' Richardson & Zabka, 2007 –

(Queensland to Tasmania) *'' Prostheclina basilonesa'' Richardson & Zabka, 2007 – Australia ( Victoria,

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) *'' Prostheclina boreoaitha'' Richardson & Zabka, 2007 – Australia (

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) *'' Prostheclina boreoxantha'' Richardson & Zabka, 2007 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Prostheclina bulburin'' Richardson & Zabka, 2007 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Prostheclina eungella'' Richardson & Zabka, 2007 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Prostheclina pallida'' Keyserling, 1882 (

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) – Eastern Australia

References

Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling {{Jumping-spider-stub