Ariamnes makue is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. They are endemic to the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Males range in size from 5.3 to 5.7 millimetres (0.21 to 0.22 in) and females from 5.8 to 6.3 millimetres (0.23 to 0.25 in). The name derives from the Hawaiian word "māku'e," meaning "dark in color."[1]
Ariamnes makue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Ariamnes |
Species: | A. makue
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Binomial name | |
Ariamnes makue R.G. Gillespie & M.A.J. Rivera, 2007
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References
edit- ^ Gillespie, R.G.; Rivera, M.A.J. "Free-living spiders of the genus Ariamnes (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Hawaii" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 35: 11–37. doi:10.1636/h04-05.1. Retrieved 11 March 2012.