Wesolowskana lymphatica

Wesolowskana lymphatica is a species of jumping spiders of the family Salticidae.[1] It is endemic in Cape Verde.[2] The species was first described as Luxuria lymphatica by Wesołowska in 1989.[3] It was renamed in 2008, because the genus Luxuria was already in use for a genus of molluscs.[4]

Wesolowskana lymphatica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Wesolowskana
Species:
W. lymphatica
Binomial name
Wesolowskana lymphatica
Synonyms
  • Luxuria lymphatica Wesołowska, 1989
  • Baryphas dubius Wesołowska, 1989

Description

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The cephalothorax of the female holotype measures 2.5–2.7 mm, and the abdomen 2.6–3.3 mm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ World Spider Catalog (2018). "Wesolowskana lymphatica". Natural History Museum of Bern.
  2. ^ García, Macías & Oromí, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. [Preliminary lists of forest species of Cape Verde] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 63
  3. ^ a b Wesolowska (1989) : Notes on the Salticidae (Aranei) of the Cape Verde Islands. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia naturale di Genova, vol. 87, p. 263-273
  4. ^ Koçak & Kemal (2008): New synonyms and replacement names in the genus group taxa of Araneida. Centre for Entomological Studies Miscellaneous Papers, no. 139-140, p. 1-4
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