Sobasina coriacea

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

Sobasina coriacea is a species of jumping spider.

[edit] Name

coriacea "leathery" refers to the presence of a dorsal abdominal scutum in the male.

[edit] Distribution

S. coriacea is only known from the Palau group of the Caroline Islands.

[edit] References

  • Berry J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149-189. PDF