- Chrysilla lauta
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Chrysilla lauta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Heliophaninae Genus: Chrysilla Species: C. lauta Binomial name Chrysilla lauta
Thorell, 1887Chrysilla lauta is the type species of the jumping spider genus Chrysilla. It occurs in rain forest[1] from Burma to China and Vietnam. Although known since 1887, it has only been described from male specimens.[2]
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Description
The male is very slender. Its carapace is orange-red, with a narrow bluish-white, iridescent transverse stripe between the eyes. The robust chelicerae do not point forward. The long scutum of the opisthosoma is dark brown and covered with dense, bronze-colored hairs. The long legs are brownish-yellow, with the first pair, and the last segments of the others brown.[1]
Footnotes
References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Color photograph of the male
Categories:- Salticidae
- Animals described in 1887
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