Menemerus nigli
Menemerus nigli is a species of jumping spider in the genus Menemerus from Asia. The first male was identified in 2012 and the female in 2018.[1] It was originally found in India, Pakistan and Thailand but was also found to have been introduced into Brazil, the first specimen being identified in 2020. It seems to thrive amongst the sunlit stucco walls that are common in cities across the country. Menemerus nigli is used as an example of the ability of species that adapt to human habitation to expand their ecological niche and become global species.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Menemerus |
| Species: | M. nigli |
| Binomial name | |
| Menemerus nigli Wesołowska & Freudenschuss, 2012 | |
References
- World Spider Catalog (2021). "Menemerus nigli Wesolowska & Freudenschuss, 2012". World Spider Catalog. 22.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- Mariante, Rafael M.; Hill, David E. (2020). "First report of the Asian jumping spider Menemerus nigli (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) in Brazil". Peckhamia. 205 (1): 1–21. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3875200.
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