Sobasina paradoxa

Sobasina paradoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Sobasina
Species: S. paradoxa
Binomial name
Sobasina paradoxa
Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998

Sobasina paradoxa is a jumping spider.

Name

The epitheton paradoxa is based on the unusual body form, compared with other Sobasina species.

Appearance

S. paradoxa looks somewhat like a beetle, unlike other Sobasina species that more resemble ants.

Distribution

S. paradoxa is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.

References

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