Oxytate taprobane

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Oxytate taprobane
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Oxytate
Species:
O. taprobane
Binomial name
Oxytate taprobane
Benjamin, 2001

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

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References

  1. "Oxytate taprobane Benjamin, 2001". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 May 2016.