| Pristobaeus taveuniensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Pristobaeus |
| Species: | P. taveuniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristobaeus taveuniensis (Patoleta, 2008) | |
Pristobaeus taveuniensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Pristobaeus. The male was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta. The species was initially placed in the genus Palpelius but was renamed Pristobaeus taveuniensis when Palpelius was accepted as the junior synonym for Pristobaeus.
Description
The species is small and brown, with a cephalothorax typically measuring 2.07 millimetres (1⁄16 in) long.
Distribution
Pristobaeus taveuniensis is found in Fiji. The holotype was discovered on the island of Taveuni, after which the species is named.
References
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2018). "Pristobaeus taveuniensis (Patoleta, 2008)". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- World Spider Catalog (2018). "Gen. Pristobaeus Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Palpelius Simon, 1903 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 19 (4): 721–727. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pristobaeus taveuniensis | |
| Palpelius taveuniensis | |
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