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| Hakka himeshimensis (Dönitz & Strand), 1906) |
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Menemerus himeshimensis |
Hakka is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
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Description
Both sexes have a body length of about 7 mm. The body and legs are uniformly dark brown. The body is covered with sparse lighter hairs. Between the eyes there are longer, reddish hairs that stand up diagonally. The chelicerae are brown and robust.
Distribution
The only described species of this genus occurs in China, North Korea, Japan and Hawai'i. It is not clear if there is a viable population in Hawai'i, or if the found specimens represent incidental recent arrivals (although three specimens were collected over a period of 74 years).[1]
Name
The genus name is derived from Hakka, a Chinese people with 70 million worldwide. Many members were brought to Hawai'i as laborers on sugar cane plantations in the middle of the 19th century.[1] This is probably a reference to the species' origin in Asia.
Footnotes
References
- Berry, J.W. & Prószyński, J. (2001): Description of Hakka, a new genus of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Hawaii and east Asia. Journal of Arachnology 29(2): 201-204. Abstract - PDF
Further reading
- Bösenberg, W. & Strand, E. (1906): Japanische Spinnen. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 30:93-422.
