Biology:Pristobaeus vitiensis

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Short description: Species of spider

Pristobaeus vitiensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pristobaeus
Species:
P. vitiensis
Binomial name
Pristobaeus vitiensis
(Patoleta, 2008)

Pristobaeus vitiensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Pristobaeus. The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta.[1] The species was initially placed in the genus Palpelius but was renamed Pristobaeus vitiensis when Palpelius was accepted as the junior synonym for Pristobaeus.[2]

Description

The species is small with a grey abdomen and a cephalothorax typically measuring 3.1 mm (18 in) long.[3]

Distribution

Pristobaeus vitiensis is found in Fiji.[1] The holotype was discovered on the island of Viti Levu, after which the species is named.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Spider Catalog (2018). "Pristobaeus vitiensis (Patoleta, 2008)". Natural History Museum. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/31455/Pristobaeus_vitiensis. Retrieved 28 June 2018. 
  2. World Spider Catalog (2018). "Gen. Pristobaeus Simon, 1902". Natural History Museum. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2905/Pristobaeus. Retrieved 28 June 2018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Palpelius Simon, 1903 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus 19 (4): 721–727. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242522754. Retrieved 28 June 2018. 

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