Biology:Cytaea taveuniensis

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Short description: Species of spider

Cytaea taveuniensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Cytaea
Species:
C. taveuniensis
Binomial name
Cytaea taveuniensis
Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010

Cytaea taveuniensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Cytaea. The male was first identified in 2010 by Barbara Maria Patoleta and Joanna Gardzińska. The female has not been described.[1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Fijian island Taveuni.[2]

Description

The species is light brown with a cephalothorax that is 2.45 centimetres (1 in) long. It is similar to Cytaea nausori but is differentiated by its risen embolic base.[2]

Distribution

Xenocytaea vonavonensis is found in Fiji.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Spider Catalog (2018). "Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010". Natural History Museum. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/29001. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Patoleta, Barbara; Gardzińska, Joanna (2010). "Description of a new species of Cytaea Keyserling 1882 from Fiji (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus 39 (2): 278. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272327668. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2220067 entry