Cytaea taveuniensis
Appearance
Cytaea taveuniensis | |
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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: | Cytaea |
Species: | C. taveuniensis
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Binomial name | |
Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010
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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
- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2018). "Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b Patoleta, Barbara; Gardzińska, Joanna (2010). "Description of a new species of Cytaea Keyserling 1882 from Fiji (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 39 (2): 278. Retrieved 25 March 2018.