Uluella is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Uluella formosa. It was first described by Arthur M. Chickering in 1946,[2] and is found in Panama and Ecuador.[1][3] The spider is an iridescent ant mimic about 4 mm in length.[3] It lives in association with bambusoid grasses of the tropical rainforests from which it constructs retreats made from rolled leaves.[3]
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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: | Uluella Chickering, 1946[1] |
| Species: | U. formosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Uluella formosa Chickering, 1946
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References
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Uluella Chickering, 1946". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ Chickering, A. M. (1946). "The Salticidae of Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 97: 1–474.
- ^ a b c Reiskind, J. (1986). "Uluella formosa, a Salticid Architect in the Neotropics". Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Arachnology, Panama 1983: 229–231.
External links
edit- Uluella formosa at Worldwide database of jumping spiders
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