Pristobaeus vanuaensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Pristobaeus. The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta.[1] The species was initially placed in the genus Palpelius but was renamed Pristobaeus vanuaensis when Palpelius was accepted as the junior synonym for Pristobaeus.[2]
| Pristobaeus vanuaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Pristobaeus |
| Species: | P. vanuaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pristobaeus vanuaensis (Patoleta, 2008)
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Description
editThe species is small and brown, with a cephalothorax typically measuring 2.8 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.[3]
Distribution
editPristobaeus vanuaensis is found in Fiji.[1] The holotype was discovered on the island of Vanua Levu, after which the species is named.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2018). "Pristobaeus vanuaensis (Patoleta, 2008)". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2018). "Gen. Pristobaeus Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Palpelius Simon, 1903 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 19 (4): 721–727. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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