Biology:Pristobaeus taveuniensis

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Short description: Species of spider

Pristobaeus taveuniensis
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. taveuniensis
Binomial name
Pristobaeus taveuniensis
(Patoleta, 2008)

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

Description

The species is small and brown, with a cephalothorax typically measuring 2.07 millimetres (116 in) long.[3]

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Spider Catalog (2018). "Pristobaeus taveuniensis (Patoleta, 2008)". Natural History Museum. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/31452. 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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