Cytaea taveuniensis | |
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Scientific 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
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2018). "Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ 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 | |
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Cytaea taveuniensis |