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Pritha garfieldi

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Species of spider

Pritha garfieldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Filistatidae
Genus: Pritha
Species: P. garfieldi
Binomial name
Pritha garfieldi
Marusik & Zamani, 2015

Pritha garfieldi is a species of araneomorph spiders in the family Filistatidae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Tehran Province, Iran.

Description

The male holotype measured 2.37 mm and the female paratype measured 4.48 mm.

Etymology

This species was named after British-American actor Andrew Garfield, who has played the role of comic book superhero Spider-Man in three movies.

References

  1. ^ "Taxon details Pritha garfieldi Marusik & Zamani, 2015", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-29
  2. ^ Marusik, Y.M. & Zamani, A. (2015), "Additional new species of Filistatidae (Aranei) from Iran", Arthropoda Selecta, 24 (4): 429–435, doi:10.15298/arthsel.24.4.05
Taxon identifiers
Pritha garfieldi


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