Homalattus
Genus of spiders
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Homalattus is an African genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1]
| Homalattus | |
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| female H. punctatus | |
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| female H. punctatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Homalattus White, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Salticus pustulatus White, 1841 | |
| Species | |
Distribution
All but one of the described species are found in South Africa, four of them endemic. H. coriaceus is also found in Sierra Leone, and the type species H. pustulatus has only been found in Sierra Leone.[1]
Description
Members of this genus have a total length of 3–5 mm.[2]
The carapace is flat and transverse, not as wide as the body, and covered with papillae. The eyes are located on short elevations of the thorax and are arranged in three rows, with the front row comprising four eyes placed on the front margin of the carapace at nearly equal distances from each other. The two intermediate eyes are the largest.[2]
The abdomen is flat and compressed, as broad as long, somewhat convex above in front and straight, somewhat pointed behind with rounded sides.[2]
The leg formula is 4123, with the first pair being the stoutest.[2] The tibia I is longer than the patella and armed, while the metatarsus I is longer than the tarsus.[2]
Lifestyle
Homalattus species are free-living plant dwellers.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus Homalattus has not been revised.[2]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes six species:[1]
- Homalattus coriaceus Simon, 1902 – Sierra Leone, South Africa
- Homalattus marshalli G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
- Homalattus obscurus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
- Homalattus punctatus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
- Homalattus pustulatus (White, 1841) – Sierra Leone (type species)
- Homalattus similis G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
