Biology:Castianeira swiftay
| Castianeira swiftay | |
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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: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Castianeira |
| Species: | C. swiftay
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| Binomial name | |
| Castianeira swiftay Pett, 2023
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Castianeira swiftay is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in Costa Rica, and named in honor of the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.[1]
Description
Myrmecomorphic spiders less than 1 cm (6-8 mm) long, mostly reddish-brown in colour. Carapace and abdomen dark red, ocular area black with scattered silvery setae, distinct spot of white setae situated posteriorly on abdomen; sternum orange.[1] The species was identified and described by academic Brogan L. Pett of the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, in December 2023. Pett named the species after the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift "whose music has kept [Pett] energised and motivated through many late nights at the microscope".[2]
See also
Nannaria swiftae - species of millipede named after Swift
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pett, Brogan L. (December 2023). "Castianeira swiftay sp. nov., a new species of ant-mimicking spider from Costa Rica, and further new records of castianeirines from Central America". Zootaxa 5389 (3): 396–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5389.3.8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376650090_Castianeira_swiftay_sp_nov_a_new_species_of_ant-mimicking_spider_from_Costa_Rica_and_further_new_records_of_castianeirines_from_Central_America.
- ↑ Pett, Brogan L. (2023-12-20). "Castianeira swiftay sp. nov., a new species of ant-mimicking spider from Costa Rica, and further new records of castianeirines from Central America" (in en). Zootaxa 5389 (3): 396–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5389.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5389.3.8.
Further reading
- Pett, B.L. & Rabemananjara, P.B. (2022) A new species of Copa (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae) from dry forests in the north west of Madagascar. Zootaxa, 5115 (2), 281–287. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5115.2.7
- Reiskind, J. (1969) The spider subfamily Castianeirinae of North and Central America (Araneae, Clubionidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 138 (5), 163–325.
Wikidata ☰ Q123943687 entry
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