Saraina is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, found in Africa.[1]

Saraina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Saraina
Wanless & Clark, 1975[1]
Species

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Diversity
3 species

Males are about four millimeters long, females reach almost nine millimeters. The relationships of this genus are unclear, as the copulatory organs are so unique that there are no genera with similar structures.[citation needed]

Species

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As of March 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

Distribution

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The original description was based on five females from Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon. Others were later discovered in the Republic of the Congo. Several males have later been found.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Saraina Wanless & Clark, 1975". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  • Szűts, T. & Scharff, N. (2005). "Redescriptions of little known jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) from West Africa". Acta zoologica hungarica 51(4): 357–378. PDF (with drawings).