| Xenocytaea maddisoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Xenocytaea |
| Species: | X. maddisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocytaea maddisoni Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 | |
Xenocytaea maddisoni is a jumping spider.
It is named after Wayne Maddison, a Salticid specialist of the University of British Columbia.
Xenocytaea maddisoni is about 3.5 mm long, with females about 4 mm.
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