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Peucetia elegans

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Peucetia elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oxyopidae
Genus: Peucetia
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Peucetia elegans
(Blackwall, 1864)[1]
Synonyms

Pasithea elegans Blackwall, 1864

Peucetia elegans is a species of lynx spiders that is found in East India.[2]

Description

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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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.

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