Cytaea vitiensis

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Cytaea vitiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Cytaea
Species:
C. vitiensis
Binomial name
Cytaea vitiensis
Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998

Cytaea vitiensis is a species of jumping spider.

Name

The species is named for its occurrence on the island of Viti Levu.

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Distribution

Cytaea vitiensis is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.


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