Mikrus is a monotypic genus of East African jumping spiders containing the single species, Mikrus ugandensis. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2001,[2] and is only found in Uganda and Kenya.[1]

Mikrus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Mikrus
Wesolowska, 2001[1]
Species:
M. ugandensis
Binomial name
Mikrus ugandensis

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Mikrus Wesolowska, 2001". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ^ Wesolowska, W. (2001). "Mikrus ugandensis, a new genus and species of diminutive jumping spider from eastern Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 12: 585–588.