Taivala

Taivala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Taivala
Peckham & Peckham, 1907[1]
Species: T. invisitata
Binomial name
Taivala invisitata
Peckham & Peckham, 1907[1]

Taivala is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with only one species, Taivala invisitata.[1] It is endemic to Sarawak, Borneo. Males have not yet been found. The genus is thought to be closely related to Pseudamycus. The female epigyne was drawn by Proszynski (1984).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Taivala Peckham & Peckham, 1907", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-02-25
  2. Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society.

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