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Genus of spiders This article is about jumping spiders. For other uses, see Astia (disambiguation).

Astia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Astia
L. Koch, 1879
Species: A. hariola
Binomial name
Astia hariola
L. Koch, 1879

Astia is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders containing the single species, Astia hariola. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879, and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland. They are noticeable by the patterns on the dorsal surface of the abdomen that are either a creamy white or orange pale patch.

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Astia L. Koch, 1879". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. Koch, L. (1879). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1 part 25. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 1101–1156 .
  3. Fred R. Wanless (1988) A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 15:1, 81-172, DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1988.10422611
Taxon identifiers
Astia
Astia hariola


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