Cytaea taveuniensis
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| Cytaea taveuniensis | |
|---|---|
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010 | |
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
[edit]The species name is derived from the Fijian island Taveuni.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Xenocytaea vonavonensis is found in Fiji.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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)". Genus. 39 (2): 278. Retrieved 25 March 2018.