For the play by Robert Greene, see Selimus (play).
Selimus
TaxonSelimus venustus
AuthorityPeckham & Peckham, 1901
Parent authorityPeckham & Peckham, 1901[1]

Selimus is a monotypic genus of Brazilian jumping spiders containing the single species, Selimus venustus. It was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1901,[2] known from a single male found in Brazil.[1] The species name is derived from Latin venustus "charming".[2]

In 2006 Michael Saaristo erroneously erected a genus of the same name in the family Theridiidae for the species Anelosimus placens.

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Selimus Peckham & Peckham, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Peckham, G. W. & Peckham, E. G. (1901). "Spiders of the Phidippus group of the family Attidae". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 13: 282–358.