Xenocytaea maddisoni

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

Xenocytaea maddisoni is a jumping spider.

Contents 1 Name 2 Appearance 3 Distribution 4 References

[edit] Name

Named after Wayne Maddison, a Salticid specialist of the University of Arizona.

[edit] Appearance

X. maddisoni is about 3.5mm long, with females about 4mm.

[edit] Distribution

X. maddisoni is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.

[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