Xuriella prima
Xuriella prima is a jumping spider species first described in 2000.[1]
| Xuriella prima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Xuriella |
| Species: | X. prima |
| Binomial name | |
| Xuriella prima Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 | |
Description
Xuriella prima is a small and flattened spider, 3 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Latin for first as it is the first of the genus to be identified and is thus the type species for the genus Xuriella.[2]
Distribution
Xuriella prima was first described from examples found in the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania.[1] Subsequently, the species was also identified in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][3]
References
- World Spider Catalog (2017). "Xuriella prima Wesolowska & A. Russell-Smith, 2000". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2000). "Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae Salticidae)". Tropical Zoology. 13 (1): 11–127. doi:10.1080/03946975.2000.10531126.
- Cumming, M.; Wesołowska, W. (2004). "Habitat separation in a species-rich assemblage of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in a suburban study site in Zimbabwe". Journal of Zoology. 262 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1017/S0952836903004461.
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