Cytaea ponapensis

Cytaea ponapensis
Cytaea ponapensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Cytaea
Species: C. ponapensis
Binomial name
Cytaea ponapensis
Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998

Cytaea ponapensis is a species of jumping spider.

Contents

Name

The species is named after the island of Ponape in the Caroline Island, where the first specimens were collected.

Distribution

C. ponapensis is only known from Ponape in the Caroline Islands.

References

External links

  • 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. PDF