Ariamnes makue

Ariamnes makue
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Ariamnes
Species: A. makue
Binomial name
Ariamnes makue
R.G. Gillespie & M.A.J. Rivera, 2007

Ariamnes makue is a species of spider in the Theridiidae family. They are endemic to the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Males range in size from 5.3 to 5.7 millimetres (0.21 to 0.22 in) and females from 5.8 to 6.3 millimetres (0.23 to 0.25 in). The name derives from the Hawaiian word "māku'e," meaning "dark in color."[1]

References

  1. Gillespie, R.G.; Rivera, M.A.J. "Free-living spiders of the genus Ariamnes (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Hawaii" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology 35: 11–37. doi:10.1636/h04-05.1. Retrieved 11 March 2012.


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