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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Rafalus
Species:
R. arabicus
Binomial name
Rafalus arabicus
Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rafalus arabicus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  2. ^ Wesołowska, W.; van Harten, A. (2010). "Order Araneae, family Salticidae". Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 3: 27–69.