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Paracyrba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Paracyrba
Species:
P. wanlessi
Binomial name
Paracyrba wanlessi
Zabka & Kovac, 1996[1]

Paracyrba is a genus of jumping spiders found only in Malaysia. It contains only one species, Paracyrba wanlessi.[1] Its microhabitat are the water-filled hollow internodes of decaying bamboo, where it preys for aquatic animals, especially mosquito larvae.[2] In general only one specimen is found per occupied bamboo internode.[3]

Description

Females are up to 9 mm long, males 7 to 8. The spiders is generally dark colored. On the flattened carapace, there is a central whitish band, which is much larger in the female. On the opisthosoma there are four to five transverse, yellowish bands, and a light area near the spinnerets. The long, thin legs are suited for their stealthy, non-jumping movements. The genitals are very similar to those of Cyrba, and P. wanlessi seems to have separated from it mainly due to its lifestyle.[3]

Name

The genus name is a combination of the Ancient Greek para "near to" and the name of the related genus Cyrba. The species is named in honor of Fred R. Wanless, who contributed much to the knowledge about the subfamily Spartaeinae.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  2. ^ Zhang et al. 2006
  3. ^ a b Murphy & Murphy 2000: 294

References

  • Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Zhang, J.X.; Woon, J.R.W. & Li, D. (2006): A new genus and species of jumping spiders (Araneae:Salticidae:Spartaeinae) from Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54(2): 241-244. PDF

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