Mexcala signata
Appearance
Mexcala signata | |
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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: | Mexcala |
Species: | M. signata
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Binomial name | |
Mexcala signata Wesołowska, 2009
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Mexcala signata is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Kenya and Tanzania.[1][2] It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.[2] The species name is Latin for signed, referring to the presence of bright marks on the abdomen.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wesołowska, W. (2009). "A revision of the spider genus Mexcala Peckham and Peckham, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 20 (1): 149–186.
- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2017). "Mexcala signata Wesolowska, 2009". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2017.