Sobasina
| Sobasina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Synemosyninae |
| Genus: | Sobasina Simon, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Sobasina amoenula Simon, 1898 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 15 species | |
Sobasina is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Appearance
Sobasina species look somewhat like ants, except S. paradoxa, which looks more like a beetle.
Species
- Sobasina alboclypea Wanless, 1978 — Solomon Islands
- Sobasina amoenula Simon, 1898 — Solomon Islands
- Sobasina aspinosa Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Fiji
- Sobasina coriacea Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Caroline Islands
- Sobasina cutleri Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Fiji
- Sobasina hutuna Wanless, 1978 — Rennell Islands
- Sobasina magna Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Tonga
- Sobasina paradoxa Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Fiji
- Sobasina platypoda Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Fiji
- Sobasina scutata Wanless, 1978 — Bismarck Archipel
- Sobasina solomonensis Wanless, 1978 — Solomon Islands
- Sobasina sylvatica Edmunds & Prószyński, 2001 — Malaysia
- Sobasina tanna Wanless, 1978 — New Hebrides
- Sobasina wanlessi Zhang & Maddison, 2012
- Sobasina yapensis Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 — Caroline Islands
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Berry, J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149-189. PDF - Key to species of Sobasina on p171.
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