Rafalus minimus

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Rafalus minimus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Rafalus
Species:
R. minimus
Binomial name
Rafalus minimus
Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010 [1]

Rafalus minimus is a species of jumping spider in the genus Rafalus that lives in the United Arab Emirates. The male was first described in 2010. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rafalus minimus Wesolowska & van Harten, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  2. Wesołowska, W.; van Harten, A. (2010). "Order Araneae, family Salticidae". Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 3: 27–69.