Xenocytaea daviesae

Taxobox
name = "Xenocytaea daviesae"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Salticidae
genus = "Xenocytaea"
species = "X. daviesae"
binomial = "Xenocytaea daviesae"
binomial_authority = Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998

"Xenocytaea daviesae" is a jumping spider.

Name

Named in honor of Valerie Todd Davies, a Salticid specialist from Queensland Museum, Australia.

Appearance

"X. daviesae" males are about 3mm long, with females slightly more than 4mm.

Distribution

"X. daviesae" 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. [http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v26_n2/JoA_v26_p149.pdf PDF]