Pristobaeus vanuaensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Pristobaeus |
Species: | P. vanuaensis |
Binomial name | |
Pristobaeus vanuaensis (Patoleta, 2008) |
Pristobaeus vanuaensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Pristobaeus. The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta. The species was initially placed in the genus Palpelius but was renamed Pristobaeus vanuaensis when Palpelius was accepted as the junior synonym for Pristobaeus.
Description
The species is small and brown, with a cephalothorax typically measuring 2.8 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.
Distribution
Pristobaeus vanuaensis is found in Fiji. The holotype was discovered on the island of Vanua Levu, after which the species is named.
References
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2018). "Pristobaeus vanuaensis (Patoleta, 2008)". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- World Spider Catalog (2018). "Gen. Pristobaeus Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Palpelius Simon, 1903 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 19 (4): 721–727. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pristobaeus vanuaensis | |
Palpelius vanuaensis |
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