| Funny valentine | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Macrobunidae |
| Genus: | Funny Lin & Li, 2022 |
| Species: | F. valentine |
| Binomial name | |
| Funny valentine Lin & Li, 2022 | |
Funny valentine is a species of macrobunid spider in the monotypic genus Funny. [1]
The specific name was described as "an arbitrary combination of letters" by its authors. [2] However, it was later described as a reference to the character of the same name from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure . [3]
Funny valentine measures around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in body length. It possesses six eyes, with the anterior eye row being recurved. The oval-shaped cephalothorax and legs are pale yellow, while the abdomen is white. The body is sparsely covered in dark setae. [1]
The genus Funny was originally described as part of the family Dictynidae. [1] A 2023 study later moved it to the family Macrobunidae, which was elevated from its former rank of subfamily, as part of a phylogenetic reevaluation of "marronoid" spider taxonomy. [4]
Funny valentine is only known from its type locality of Kangding in Sichuan, China. The holotype and paratypes were found under moss. [2]
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