Amatorculus
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| Amatorculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Tribe: | Sitticini |
| Genus: | Amatorculus Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. stygius Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005 | |
| Species | |
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Amatorculus is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2005.[2] As of June 2019[update] it contains only two species, found only in Brazil and French Guiana: A. cristinae and A. stygius.[1]
