Biology:Lagnus monteithorum

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Short description: Species of spider

Lagnus monteithorum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Lagnus
Species:
L. monteithorum
Binomial name
Lagnus monteithorum
Patoleta, 2008

Lagnus monteithorum is a jumping spider species in the genus Lagnus. The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta.[1]

Description

The species is small and brown, typically measuring 3.6 millimetres (18 in) long.[2]

Distribution

Lagnus monteithorum is found in Fiji.[1] The holotype was discovered at the Nadarivatu Reserve on Viti Levu.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Spider Catalog (2018). "Lagnus monteithorumi Patoleta, 2008". Natural History Museum. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30287. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Lagnus L. Koch, 1879 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus 19 (4): 717–720. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

Wikidata ☰ Q1923830 entry