| Efate | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Efate Berland, 1938 |
| Species | |
Efate is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
These ant-like spiders are three to five millimeters long. The carapace is flattened. E. raptor males have enlarged first legs, giving them a raptorial appearance.
The genus Rarahu from the same subfamily is rather similar, as is Sobasina . [1]
Efate is an island in the Republic of Vanuatu, where the first specimen was found. The salticid genus Araneotanna is also named after an island of Vanuatu.
Ascyltus are a genus of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1878. As of December 2020, the genus contained 10 species. Ascyltus spiders utilize their vision in courtship, hunting, and navigation. They are typically large to medium sized salticids and often move relatively slowly. However, they are capable of agile jumps when moving, hunting, or to avoid predators. They have well developed book lungs and tracheal systems, and they are capable of utilizing both systems. Ascyltus have four pairs of eyes, with the anterior median pair being the most prominent. One distinguishable characteristic of the genus is their antero-lateral carapace, which is iridescently colored.
Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.
Cytaea is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.
Lakarobius is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its only species, L. alboniger, is endemic to Fiji.
Omoedus is a genus of jumping spiders.
Pristobaeus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.
Sobasina is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for S. paradoxa, which looks more like a beetle.
Araneotanna is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae with only one species, A. ornatipes, that occurs only on the New Hebrides.
Xenocytaea is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Xenocytaea triramosa is a jumping spider.
Xenocytaea anomala is a jumping spider.
Cytaea koronivia is a species of jumping spiders.
Cytaea nausori is a species of jumping spiders.
Cytaea ponapensis is a species of jumping spider.
Cytaea vitiensis is a species of jumping spider.
Sobasina platypoda is a jumping spider.
Sobasina cutleri is a species of jumping spider.
Sobasina aspinosa is a species of jumping spider.
Sobasina paradoxa is a jumping spider.
Ascyltus pterygodes is a cosmopolitan jumping spider of the Pacific. The spider belongs to the genus Ascyltus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified by their relatively large size and the iridescent scales on their carapace. The population density of this species is unknown.