Gambaquezonia
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| Gambaquezonia itimana Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 |
Gambaquezonia is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its single species, described from a single collected female[1] was found in rice fields of Luzon Island on the Philippines.
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[edit] Description
G. itimana is a long green jumping spider, similar and probably related to Orthrus and Asemonea. The female is 6 mm long. The carapace is pale yellow, with a black band surrounding the eyes and reaching to the rear margin. The yellow abdomen features some longitudinal grey stripes and a wide black band, followed by two lateral black spots. The legs are yellow, with dark stripes on some segments.[1]
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[edit] References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
[edit] External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
