Ergane is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1881.[3] Males of E. benjarei is 9 millimetres (0.35 in) long. The form of the pedipalp and the abdominal pattern suggest that Ergane is close to Chalcotropis.[4] It is named after the goddess Athena, called Athena Ergane as the patron of craftsmen and artisans.
| Ergane | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Ergane L. Koch, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. cognata L. Koch, 1881 | |
| Species | |
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Species
As of June 2019[update] it contains four species, found in the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and Kiribati:[1]
- Ergane benjarei (Peckham & Peckham, 1907) – Borneo
- Ergane carinata Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1996 – Philippines, Caroline Is.
- Ergane cognata L. Koch, 1881 (type) – Australia (Northern Territory)
- Ergane insulana L. Koch, 1881 – Australia