Microbianor furcatus

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Microbianor furcatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Microbianor
Species:
M. furcatus
Binomial name
Microbianor furcatus
Haddad & Wesołowska 2013

Microbianor furcatus is a jumping spider species of the genus Microbianor that lives in South Africa. [1] The male was first identified in 2013. [2]

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References

  1. Haddad, C. R.; Wesołowska, W. (2013). "Additions to the jumping spider fauna of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 24 (3–4): 459–501.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Microbianor furcatus Haddad & Wesolowska, 2013". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 April 2017.