Efate (spider)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Efate
Berland, 1938
Species

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Efate is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

[edit] Etymology

Efate is an island in the Republic of Vanuatu. The salticid genus Tanna is also named after an island of Vanuatu.

[edit] Species

  • Efate albobicinctus Berland, 1938 (Guam, Caroline Is., New Hebrides, Samoa, Fiji)
  • Efate fimbriatus Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Caroline Is., Marshall Is.)
  • Efate raptor Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Fiji)