Asemonea tanikawai
Asemonea tanikawai is a jumping spider species in the family Salticidae.[1]
| Asemonea tanikawai | |
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| Female Asemonea tanikawai from Okinawa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Asemonea |
| Species: | A. tanikawai |
| Binomial name | |
| Asemonea tanikawai Ikeda, 1996 | |
Description
The spider is small, measuring between 3.26 and 4.16 mm (1⁄8 and 3⁄16 in) in length. It is light in colour, generally whitish-yellow in colour. The species resembles both Asemonea maculata and Asemonea pinangensis, particularly the female.[2]
Distribution
Asemonea tanikawai is found in Japan, and is particularly widely distributed on the island of Okinawa.[2]
References
- World Spider Catalog (2017). "Asemonea tanikawai Ikeda, 1996". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Ikeda, Hiroyoshi (1996). "A new species of the genus Asemonea (Araneae: Salticidae) from Japan". Acta Arachnologica. 45 (2): 113–117. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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