Dianattus

Dianattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Dianattus
C. Wang, Mi & Li, 2025[2]
Species:
D. proszynskii
Binomial name
Dianattus proszynskii
C. Wang, Mi & Li, 2025[1]

Dianattus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Salticidae containing the single species, Dianattus proszynskii.[1]

Distribution

Dianattus proszynskii is endemic to Yunnan, China.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Dian" (; Diān), the abbrevetiation for Yunnan, and the common salticid genus ending "-attus". The species is named after arachnologist Jerzy Prószyński.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Dianattus C. Wang, Mi & Li, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. ^ a b Wang, C.; Wang, Y.; Mi, X. Q.; Li, S. Q. (2025). "Description of two new genera and seven new species of Plexippina Simon, 1901 (Araneae, Salticidae, Plexippini) from Southwest China, with a review of Yaginumaella Prószyński, 1979". ZooKeys (1257): 215–247. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1257..215W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1257.160127. PMC 12592996. PMID 41210618.