- Spartaeus ellipticus
Taxobox
name = "Spartaeus ellipticus"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia =Salticidae
subfamilia =Spartaeinae
tribus =Spartaeini
genus = "Spartaeus "
species = "S. ellipticus"
binomial = "Spartaeus ellipticus"
binomial_authority = Bao & Peng, 2002"Spartaeus ellipticus" is a species of
jumping spider found only inTaiwan . It has a total length (excluding legs) of nearly 6 mm. Thecarapace is dark brown with paler markings towards the rear and a black margin. The whole carapace is densely covered with white hair. The legs are brown with many large, prominent spines. The ovalabdomen is greyish brown marked overall with small dark patches.This species is most similar to "
Spartaea thailandica " but is much smaller with diagnostic differences in the configuration of spines on the first pair of legs and in thegenitalia .References
*cite journal |url=http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/41.4/403.pdf |title=Six New Species of Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Hui-Sun Experimental Forest Station, Taiwan |journal=
Zoological Studies |volume=41 (4) |year=2002 |author=You-Hui Bao & Xian-Jin Peng |pages=403–411
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