Pristobaeus vanuaensis

Pristobaeus vanuaensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Pristobaeus. The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta.[1] The species was initially placed in the genus Palpelius but was renamed Pristobaeus vanuaensis when Palpelius was accepted as the junior synonym for Pristobaeus.[2]

Pristobaeus vanuaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Pristobaeus
Species:
P. vanuaensis
Binomial name
Pristobaeus vanuaensis
(Patoleta, 2008)

Description

The species is small and brown, with a cephalothorax typically measuring 2.8 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.[3]

Distribution

Pristobaeus vanuaensis is found in Fiji.[1] The holotype was discovered on the island of Vanua Levu, after which the species is named.[3]

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References
  1. World Spider Catalog (2018). "Pristobaeus vanuaensis (Patoleta, 2008)". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2018). "Gen. Pristobaeus Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Palpelius Simon, 1903 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 19 (4): 721–727. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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