Xenocytaea maddisoni

Xenocytaea maddisoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Xenocytaea
Species:	X. maddisoni
Binomial name
Xenocytaea maddisoni Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998

Xenocytaea maddisoni is a jumping spider.

Name

It is named after Wayne Maddison, a Salticid specialist at the University of British Columbia.

Description

Xenocytaea maddisoni is about 3.5 mm long, with females about 4 mm.

Distribution

Xenocytaea maddisoni is only known from Viti Levu, Fiji.

References

• Berry, J.W., Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998). Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2):149-189. PDF