Peucetia elegans

Peucetia elegans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Oxyopidae
Genus:	Peucetia
Species:	P. elegans
Binomial name
	Peucetia elegans; (Blackwall, 1864)
Synonyms
	Pasithea elegans Blackwall, 1864

Peucetia elegans is a species of lynx spiders that is found in East India.^[2]

Description

This lynx spider has been described as having three rows of uneven sized eyes which are encircled with yellow hairs. The abdomen is somewhat long, heart-shaped, and tapering toward the spinneret. The entire body is covered with dense brightly colored hairs. Defined by a large black band which extends along the center of abdomen.^[2]

References

^ Blackwall, J. (1864b). Descriptions of seven new species of East Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 14, pages 36-45
^ ^a ^b Blackwall, John (1864). "IV.—Descriptions of seven new species of East-Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14 (79): 36–45. doi:10.1080/00222936408681653.

Sources

Peucetia elegans at the World Spider Catalog

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[1] Blackwall, J. (1864b). Descriptions of seven new species of East Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 14, pages 36-45

[:0-2] Blackwall, John (1864). "IV.—Descriptions of seven new species of East-Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14 (79): 36–45. doi:10.1080/00222936408681653.

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