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| Finger | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subtribe: | Thiratoscirtina |
| Genus: | Finger Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| F. lechi Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023 | |
| Species | |
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Finger is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Finger occurs in sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name refers to the thumb-like shape of the male tibial apophysis.[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Finger chitato Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023 – Angola
- Finger jamisonsuteri Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea
- Finger lechi Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023 – Angola
- Finger minor Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Uganda
- Finger obscurus Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026 – Central African Republic
References
[edit]- 1 2 Wesołowska, W.; Wiśniewski, K. (2023). "A contribution to thiratoscirtines from Central Africa with description of new genera and species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 73 (3): 375–387. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.3.002.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Finger Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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