Beata
Wayne Maddison
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- Beata species:
- Beata magna
- Beata hispida
- Beata inconcinna
- Beata maccunii
- Beata rustica
- Beata longipes
- May belong in Beata:
- Beata striata
- Beata lineaga
- Beata germaini
- Beata cinereonitida
- Do not belong in Beata:
- Beata wickhami
- Beata pernix
- Beata munda
- Beata jubata
- Beata cephalica
- Beata venusta
Containing group: Dendryphantinae
Introduction
A genus of robust, hairy species of the neotropics. Some are so mottled and tufted as to resemble bird droppings. The delimitation of the genus was restricted by Maddison (1996).Species in America north of Mexico
The single US species (wickhami) placed in this genus is misplaced; it is apparently more closely related to Hentzia or Anicius. B. wickhami is small, somewhat beetle-like, and lives in mangroves. This is the female:Click on an image to view larger version & data in a new window
References
Maddison, W.P. 1996. Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. l54(4): 215-368.
Information on the Internet
Proszynski's Catalogue entry for BeataTitle Illustrations
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Wayne Maddison
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Maddison, Wayne. 1995. Beata. Version 01 January 1995 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Beata/2882/1995.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
