Lepidemathis
| Lepidemathis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: |
Lepidemathis Simon, 1903 |
| Type species | |
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Emathis sericea Simon, 1899 |
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
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Lepidemathis is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The four described species are endemic to the Philippines.
Species of Lepidemathis look like large editions of the related genus Emathis.Lepidemathis is about 10 mm (3⁄8 in) long in females, and up to 13 mm (1⁄2 in) in males.
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek lepis "scale" and the related salticid genus Emathis.
As of June 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:
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