Colonus
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901
Species Guides
3- Colonus hesperus
- Colonus puerperus
- Colonus sylvanus(Sylvan Jumping Spider)
Colonus is a of jumping spiders in the Salticidae, first described by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. in this genus are found exclusively in the Americas, with a range extending from New York in the United States south to Argentina. A distinctive morphological feature of all members is the presence of two pairs of bulbous spines on the side of the first tibiae, whose function remains unknown. The genus was briefly synonymized with Thiodina by Eugène Simon in 1903, but this decision was later reversed by Bustamante, Maddison, and Ruiz.
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Identification
Members of Colonus can be distinguished from other salticid by the presence of two pairs of bulbous spines on the surface of the first tibiae. This character is unique to the genus and present in all described .
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Distribution
to the Americas; occurs from New York, United States south to Argentina.
Similar Taxa
- ThiodinaColonus was briefly declared a junior synonym of Thiodina by Eugène Simon in 1903, indicating historical taxonomic confusion between the two .
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Taxonomic history
The was synonymized with Thiodina in 1903 but restored to valid status by Bustamante, Maddison, and Ruiz.
Spine function
The function of the distinctive bulbous spines on the first tibiae is currently unknown.