Stergusa aurichalcea

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Stergusa aurichalcea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Stergusa
Species:
S. aurichalcea
Binomial name
Stergusa aurichalcea
Simon, 1902

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

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References

  1. "Stergusa aurichalcea Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 4 June 2016.