Biology:Xenocytaea vonavonensis

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Short description: Species of spider

Xenocytaea vonavonensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Xenocytaea
Species:
X. vonavonensis
Binomial name
Xenocytaea vonavonensis
Patoleta, 2011

Xenocytaea vonavonensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Xenocytaea. The male was first identified in 2011 by Barbara Maria Patoleta. The female has not been described.[1]

Description

The species has a brown cephalothorax with iridescent scales, which is 1.38 centimetres (12 in) long.[2]

Distribution

Xenocytaea vonavonensis is found on Vonavona in the Solomon Islands, after which the species is named.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2786989 entry