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Chrysilla volupe

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Chrysilla volupe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Chrysilla
Species:
C. volupe
Binomial name
Chrysilla volupe
(Karsch, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Attus volupe (Karsch, 1879)

Chrysilla volupe (syn. Phintella volupe), is a species of spider of the genus Chrysilla. It is found from Sri Lanka, India to Bhutan.[1]

Description

Males have a carapace in reddish orange color with two iridescent blue stripes. Legs have iridescent scales that make them appear golden and purple shades. Females have greyish carapace with grey eyebrows with all legs yellow in color. The female of this species was described 139 years after it was first described by Karsch in 1879. It has been known only by the male specimen till 2018.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ^ Caleb, J. T.; Sanap, R. V.; Patel, K. G.; Sudhin, P. P.; Nafin, K. S.; Sudhikumar, A. V. "First description of the female of Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) from India, with notes on the species' distribution and life history". Arthropoda Selecta (in Russian). 27 (1): 143-153–0. doi:10.15298/arthsel.27.2.06. ISSN 0136-006X.