Mexcala vicina

Mexcala vicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Mexcala
Species: M. vicina
Binomial name
Mexcala vicina
Wesołowska, 2009

Mexcala vicina is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Cameroon.[1] The male was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.[2] The species is named after the Latin word for neighbour, referring to the relationship between this species and others in the genus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Wesołowska, W. (2009). "A revision of the spider genus Mexcala Peckham and Peckham, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 20 (1): 149–186.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Mexcala vicina Wesolowska, 2009". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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