Bindax

Bindax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Bindax
Thorell, 1892
Type species
B. chalcocephalus
(Thorell, 1877)
Species
  • B. chalcocephalus (Thorell, 1877) – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • B. oscitans (Pocock, 1898) – Solomon Is.
Synonyms

Bindax is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1892. As of June 2019 it contains only two species, found only on the Solomon Islands and Sulawesi: B. chalcocephalus and B. oscitans. The name is derived from Βίνδαξ, according to Thorell, a masculine name.