Peucetia elegans
Appearance
Peucetia elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Oxyopidae |
Genus: | Peucetia |
Species: | P. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Peucetia elegans | |
Synonyms | |
Pasithea elegans Blackwall, 1864 |
Peucetia elegans is a species of lynx spiders that is found in East India.[2]
Description
[edit]This lynx spider has been described as having three rows of uneven sized eyes which are encircled with yellow hairs. The abdomen is somewhat long, heart-shaped, and tapering toward the spinneret. The entire body is covered with dense brightly colored hairs. Defined by a large black band which extends along the center of abdomen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Blackwall, J. (1864b). Descriptions of seven new species of East Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 14, pages 36-45
- ^ a b Blackwall, John (1864). "IV.—Descriptions of seven new species of East-Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14 (79): 36–45. doi:10.1080/00222936408681653.
Sources
[edit]- Peucetia elegans at the World Spider Catalog