Sobasina paradoxa
Appearance
Sobasina paradoxa | |
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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: | Sobasina |
Species: | S. paradoxa
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Binomial name | |
Sobasina paradoxa Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998
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Sobasina paradoxa is a jumping spider.
Name
[edit]The epitheton paradoxa is based on the unusual body form, compared with other Sobasina species.
Appearance
[edit]Sobasina paradoxa looks somewhat like a beetle, unlike other Sobasina species that more resemble ants.
Distribution
[edit]Sobasina paradoxa is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.
References
[edit]- Berry J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149–189. PDF
External links
[edit]- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings