Sobasina paradoxa
Sobasina paradoxa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Sobasina |
Species: | S. paradoxa
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Binomial name | |
Sobasina paradoxa Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998
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Sobasina paradoxa is a jumping spider.
Name[]
The epitheton paradoxa is based on the unusual body form, compared with other Sobasina species.
Appearance[]
Sobasina paradoxa looks somewhat like a beetle, unlike other Sobasina species that more resemble ants.
Distribution[]
Sobasina paradoxa is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.
References[]
- Berry J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149-189. PDF
External links[]
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
Categories:
- Salticidae
- Endemic fauna of Fiji
- Spiders of Fiji
- Spiders described in 1998
- Salticidae stubs