Cytaea carolinensis

Cytaea carolinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Cytaea
Species:	C. carolinensis
Binomial name
Cytaea carolinensis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998

Cytaea carolinensis is a species of jumping spiders.

Name

The species is named for the Caroline Islands, where it was collected.

Appearance

C. carolinensis is similar to C. ponapensis and C. rai . Males are 4–5 mm long, females 5.5–6.5 mm.

Distribution

C. carolinensis is known from Truk and the Palau group in the Caroline Islands.

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• 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 Arachnology26(2): 149-189. PDF