Megaloastia mainae

Megaloastia mainae
Megaloastia mainae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Amycinae
Genus: Megaloastia
Zabka, 1995
Species: M. mainae
Binomial name
Megaloastia mainae
Zabka, 1995
Diversity
1 species

Megaloastia mainae is a species of spider from Western Australia. It is the sole member of the genus Megaloastia, which is placed in the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).[1]

References

  1. ^ Zabka, M. 1995 Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, XI. A new genus of Astieae from Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 52: 159-164.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): Salticidae. The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.