Lagnus Explained

Lagnus is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. It occurs only in the Philippines and Fiji.

Name

The species name longimanus is Latin for "with a long hand".

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

• Lagnus edwardsi Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Philippines
• Lagnus longimanus L. Koch, 1879 (type species) – Fiji
• Lagnus monteithorum Patoleta, 2008 – Fiji

External links

• Photograph of Lagnus sp.