- Saraina
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Saraina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Section: Dionycha Family: Salticidae Genus: Saraina
Wanless & Clark, 1975Species: S. rubrofasciata Binomial name Saraina rubrofasciata
Wanless & Clark, 1975Species - S. deltshevi
- S. kindamba
- S. rubrofasciata
Diversity 1 species Saraina is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders), with the only species S. rubrofasciata.
Males are about four millimeters long, females reach almost nine millimeters.
The relationships of this genus are unclear, as the copulatory organs are so unique that there are no genera with similar structures.
Distribution
The original description was based on five females from Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon, others were later discovered in the Republic of the Congo. Several males have later been found.
References
- Szűts, T. & Scharff, N. (2005): Redescriptions of little known jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) from West Africa. Acta zoologica hungarica 51(4): 357-378. PDF (with drawings)
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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