Biology:Ariamnes waikula

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Short description: Species of spider

Ariamnes waikula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Ariamnes
Species:
A. waikula
Binomial name
Ariamnes waikula
Gillespie & Rivera, 2007

Ariamnes waikula is a species of spider from the family Theridiidae. The species is known only from the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii. The type specimen was collected from wet forest habitat at 1,067 meters (3,501 ft) elevation. The species is named for its gold-colored abdomen using the Hawaiian word for gold-colored, "waikula."[1] A scientific description of this species was first published in 2007 by Gillespie & Rivera.[2]

References

  1. Gillespie, R.G.; Rivera, M.A.J. (2007). "FREE-LIVING SPIDERS OF THE GENUS ARIAMNES (ARANEAE, THERIDIIDAE) IN HAWAII". Journal of Arachnology 35 (1): 11–37. 
  2. Platnick, Norman I. (2010): The World Spider Catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.

Wikidata ☰ Q2678951 entry