- Matagaia
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Matagaia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Heliophaninae Genus: Matagaia
Ruiz, Brescovit & Freitas, 2007Species: M. chromatopus Binomial name Matagaia chromatopus
Ruiz, Brescovit & Freitas, 2007Diversity 1 species Matagaia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only species, M. chromatopus, was only found on Fernando de Noronha Island, an isolated group of volcanic islands located in the South Equatorial Atlantic, about 350 km from the nearest Brazilian mainland.[1]
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Description
M. chromatopus is similar to the genus Icius in general appearance, sexual dimorphism and male palp structure. Females are almost 5 mm long, with males less than 4 mm.[1]
Name
The species name refers to the male leg coloration, and is derived from Ancient Greek chromos "color" and pus "foot"[1].
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References
- Ruiz, Gustavo R.S.; Brescovit, Antonio D. & Freitas, Gilson C.C. (2007): Spiders from Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Part II. Proposal of a new genus and description of three new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 24(3): 771-776. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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