Irura pulchra

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Irura pulchra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Irura_(spider)
Species:
I. pulchra
Binomial name
Irura pulchra
Peckham & Peckham, 1901

Irura pulchra is a species of spider of the genus Irura . It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. "Irura pulchra Peckham & Peckham, 1901". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 May 2016.