Lapsias Simon, 1900

Maddison, Wayne P., 2006, New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 1255, pp. 17-28 : 19

Lapsias Simon, 1900

Currently 6 described species are assigned to the genus ( Platnick, 2005). The palpus of the type species ( L. estebanensis Simon ) is shown in Fig. 1 (type specimen, MNHN). The palpi are similar in Simon's four species (type specimens in MNHN examined; Galiano, 1963), with a small curved fingerlike median apophysis and a fairly short embolus. As in other lapsiines, the females of Lapsias ( L. ciliatus Simon and L. cyrboides Simon examined) have a claw on the tarsus of the palpus.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Lapsias estebanensis Simon, left palpus of male holotype. e = embolus, ma = median apophysis.