Tauala elongata

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Tauala elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Amycinae
Tribe: Amycini
Genus: Tauala
Species: T. elongata
Binomial name
Tauala elongata
Peng & Li, 2002

Tauala elongata is a species of jumping spider.


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[edit] Appearance

The species is similar to T. lepidus.

[edit] Name

The specific name is derived from the form of the elongated oval abdomen of the new species.

[edit] Distribution

T. elongata is only known from Taiwan.

[edit] References

  • Peng, Xian-Jin & Li, Shu-Qiang (2002): Four new and two newly recorded species of Taiwanese jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) deposited in the United States. Zoological Studies 41(3): 337-345. PDF