Zebraplatys bulbus

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iZebraplatys bulbus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Zebraplatys
Species: Z. bulbus
Binomial name
Zebraplatys bulbus

Zebraplatys bulbus is a jumping spider.

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[edit] Appearance

The species has a very flat body, the carapace is dark to blackish brown.

[edit] Etymology

The specific name is derived from the spherical spermatheca of the vulva.

[edit] Distribution

Z. bulbus is only known from Taiwan. All other described Zebraplatys species are from Australia.

[edit] Literature


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