Opisthoncana

Opisthoncana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Opisthoncana
Strand, 1913
Species: O. formidabilis
Binomial name
Opisthoncana formidabilis
Strand, 1913[1]

Opisthoncana is a genus of jumping spiders found on New Ireland near New Guinea. It was first described in 1913 by Strand. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Opisthoncana formidabilis.[1] The name is a variation of the salticid genus Opisthoncus.

References

  1. 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-19.


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