Asemonea tanikawai
Asemonea tanikawai | |
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Female Asemonea tanikawai from Okinawa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Asemonea |
Species: | A. tanikawai
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Binomial name | |
Asemonea tanikawai Ikeda, 1996
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Asemonea tanikawai is a jumping spider species in the family Salticidae.[1]
Description[]
The spider is small, measuring between 3.26 and 4.16 mm (1⁄8 and 3⁄16 in) in length. It is light in colour, generally whitish-yellow in colour. The species resembles both Asemonea maculata and Asemonea pinangensis, particularly the female.[2]
Distribution[]
Asemonea tanikawai is found in Japan, and is particularly widely distributed on the island of Okinawa.[2]
References[]
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2017). "Asemonea tanikawai Ikeda, 1996". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b Ikeda, Hiroyoshi (1996). "A new species of the genus Asemonea (Araneae: Salticidae) from Japan". Acta Arachnologica. 45 (2): 113–117. doi:10.2476/asjaa.45.113. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
Categories:
- Salticidae
- Spiders of Asia
- Chelicerates of Japan
- Endemic fauna of Japan
- Spiders described in 1996
- Salticidae stubs