Harmochirus brachiatus
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| Harmochirus brachiatus | |
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| H. brachiatus from Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Harmochirus |
| Species: | H. brachiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Harmochirus brachiatus (Thorell, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Harmochirus brachiatus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is the type species of the genus Harmochirus and is widely distributed across Asia.[1][2]
The species was originally described as Ballus brachiatus by Tamerlan Thorell in 1877 from specimens collected in Celebes (now Sulawesi).[3] Subsequently, two additional species were described that are now considered junior synonyms: Harmochirus malaccensis Simon, 1885 from Malacca, and Harmochirus nervosus Thorell, 1890.[2] Simon established the current synonymy in 1903, combining all three names under Harmochirus brachiatus.[4]
The taxonomic status of this species has been subject to some uncertainty, as noted by Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold (2010), who emphasized that the considerable morphological variation observed across the species' wide distribution range may indicate the presence of multiple species currently lumped under this name.[2]
Distribution
H. brachiatus has a wide Asian distribution, having been recorded from India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[1] The species appears to be particularly common in Southeast Asia, where it has been extensively studied in countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[5][2]