Onomastus maskeliya

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Onomastus maskeliya
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Onomastus
Species:
O. maskeliya
Binomial name
Onomastus maskeliya
Benjamin & Kanesharatnam, 2016

Onomastus maskeliya, is a species of spider of the genus Onomastus . [1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2] Onomastus maskeliya inhabits high altitude cloud forests, as a result, its distribution is limited. [3]

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References

  1. "Onomastus maskeliya Benjamin & Kanesharatnam, 2016". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "Description of Three New Species of the Tropical Asian Jumping Spider Genus Onomastus Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae) from High Altitude Cloud Forests of Sri Lanka". Novataxa. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. Benjamin, S. P. & Kanesharatnam, N. (2016). Description of three new species of the tropical Asian jumping spider genus Onomastus Simon, 1900 from high altitude cloud forests of Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 4205(5): 431-453. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.2