Euryattus
''Euryattus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Like ''Holcolaetis'' and '' Thiania bhamoensis'', these spiders build a flat, densely woven egg sac that is not contiguous with the silk of the nest. ''Euryattus'' posits the egg sac in rolled up leaves, similar to ''T. bhamoensis'', which is in the same subfamily and stitches two leaves together.Li, D., Yik, S.H. & Seah, W.K. (2002). Rivet-like nest-building and agonistic behaviour of ''Thiania bhamoensis'', an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Singapore. 50(1):143-151PDF Etymology The genus name is a compound of Ancient Greek ''eury'' "wide" and the common salticid ending ''-attus''. Species , the World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ... accepted ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |