Mantius is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
There is no recent information on any of the five described species from south east Asia. The genus is said to be close to Ptocasius.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 285
Description Females are long, males . The cephalothorax is often dark reddish brown. The abdomen is yellowish brown with whitish hairs and plump oval. The legs are yellowish brown except for the front pair, which is reddish brown.
Name Mantius was the son of Melampus and Lysippe in Greek mythology.
Species Mantius armipotens Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo Mantius difficilis Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo Mantius frontosus (Simon, 1899) – Java Mantius ravidus (Simon, 1899) – Sumatra Mantius russatus Thorell, 1891 – Malaysia
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References
(2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.