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Cytaea taveuniensis

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Species of spider

Cytaea taveuniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Cytaea
Species: C. taveuniensis
Binomial name
Cytaea taveuniensis
Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010

Cytaea taveuniensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Cytaea. The male was first identified in 2010 by Barbara Maria Patoleta and Joanna Gardzińska. The female has not been described.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Fijian island Taveuni.

Description

The species is light brown with a cephalothorax that is 2.45 centimetres (1 in) long. It is similar to Cytaea nausori but is differentiated by its risen embolic base.

Distribution

Xenocytaea vonavonensis is found in Fiji.

References

  1. ^ World Spider Catalog (2018). "Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ Patoleta, Barbara; Gardzińska, Joanna (2010). "Description of a new species of Cytaea Keyserling 1882 from Fiji (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 39 (2): 278. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Cytaea taveuniensis
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