Rafalus arabicus is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) in the genus Rafalus that lives in the United Arab Emirates. It was first described in 2010. The spider is distinguished by its thin palpal bulb and, in the female, the design of the epigyne which lacks the pocket found in other members of the genus.[1][2]
Rafalus arabicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Rafalus |
Species: | R. arabicus
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Binomial name | |
Rafalus arabicus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Rafalus arabicus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ Wesołowska, W.; van Harten, A. (2010). "Order Araneae, family Salticidae". Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 3: 27–69.