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Ansienulina mirabilis

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Ansienulina mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Ansienulina
Species:
A. mirabilis
Binomial name
Ansienulina mirabilis

Ansienulina mirabilis is a species of jumping spiders. It is the only species in the genus Ansienulina.[1]

Distribution

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A. mirabilis has been discovered in Angola, Kenya and Namibia.[1] It probably lives on the ground in tree-covered areas.[2]

History

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A. mirabilis was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2015.[1] The species is the same or similar to an example of Eustiromastix major identified by Eugène Simon in 1903.[2]

Description

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The spider is very small, with a cephalothorax that measures between 1.5 and 2.1 mm (0.059 and 0.083 in) long and an abdomen between 1.3 and 2.1 mm (0.051 and 0.083 in) long. The male spider is dark yellow to light brown, while the female has an orange-brown carapace and greyish beige abdomen, with Kenyan examples being generally darker.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c World Spider Catalog (2017). "Ansienulina mirabilis Wesolowska, 2015". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Wesołowska, W. (2015). "Ansienulina, a New Genus of Jumping Spiders from Tropical Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtinae)". African Invertebrates. 56 (2): 477–482. doi:10.5733/afin.056.0216.