Galianora sacha
| Galianora sacha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Galianora |
| Species: | G. sacha |
| Binomial name | |
| Galianora sacha Maddison, 2006 | |
Galianora sacha is a species of jumping spider from Ecuador.
This species is pale, elongate, long-legged and somewhat flattened. It superficially resembles the genera Itata or Helpis. The first pair of legs is elongate and probably used for catching prey. Both sexes are pale and yellowish, except for pigmented areas around the eyes, dark speckles on the abdomen and some darker areas on the legs, especially the distal half of the first tibia. The fine hairs that cover the animal are mostly upright and black on the legs, and largely orange or white on the body. Orange hairs cover the pigmented integument around the eyes. Males are 5 mm long, females about 4 mm.[1]
This species was collected from understory trees in lowland rainforest, near a small stream.[1]
Name
The species name is derived from Quechua sacha "tree/forest", referring to its habitat, as well as to the place it was first found (Jatun Sacha, Ecuador).[1]
Footnotes
References
- Maddison, Wayne P. (2006): New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1255: 17-28. PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.