Biology:Sphericula

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Sphericula is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Salticidae containing the single species, Sphericula globulifera.[1]

Distribution

Sphericula globulifera is endemic to Lamto on the Ivory Coast.[1]

Etymology

The genus and species name (from Latin sphera "ball" and globulifera "ball-carrying") refer to the species' roundish abdomen.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Sphericula Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn%3Alsid%3Anmbe.ch%3Aspidergen%3A05774. Retrieved 2026-01-22. 
  2. Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2022). "Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J.-C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy 841: 1-143. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943. 

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