| Ballus sellatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Ballus |
| Species: | B. sellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ballus sellatus Simon, 1900 | |
Ballus sellatus, is a species of spider of the genus Ballus. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. In 2022, it was suggested to be conspecific with Ballus segmentatus.
Taxonomy
In 1900, Eugene Simon described two species of Ballus from Sri Lanka. The type of B. sellatus was a female, the type of B. segmentatus was a male. A study in 2022 suggested that although there is some variation in color pattern, markings, and size, this does not permit the recognition of two (or more) species.
References
- "Ballus sellatus Simon, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- Bopearachchi, D.P.; Eberle, J. & Benjamin, S.P. (2022). "Molecular and morphological species delimitation suggests a single species of the beetle-spider genus Ballus in Sri Lanka". The Journal of Arachnology. 50 (3): 314–322. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-21-040.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ballus sellatus | |
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