Servaea murina

Servaea murina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Servaea
Species: S. murina
Binomial name
Servaea murina
Simon, 1902

Servaea murina is the only species of the jumping spider genus Servaea found outside of Australia. It is endemic to Java.

Description

The species is described from the female only, which is about 8 mm long. The carapace is longish and mainly black, with a silky pellow pubescence and some long black hairs. The flattish broad oval abdomen is brownish with variable dark marks and a silky yellow pubescence. The first pair of legs is dark brown, the others are yellow with dark rings. All show the same yellow pubescence and long hairs.[1]

Name

The species name murina is derived from Latin mus "mouse".

Footnotes

  1. Murphy & Murphy 2000: 280

References

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