Saraina

Saraina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Section: Dionycha
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Saraina
Wanless & Clark, 1975
Species: S. rubrofasciata
Binomial name
Saraina rubrofasciata
Wanless & Clark, 1975
Species
Diversity
1 species

Saraina is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders), with the only species S. rubrofasciata.

Males are about four millimeters long, females reach almost nine millimeters.

The relationships of this genus are unclear, as the copulatory organs are so unique that there are no genera with similar structures.

Distribution

The original description was based on five females from Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon, others were later discovered in the Republic of the Congo. Several males have later been found.

References

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