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Efate (spider)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Salticidae

Tribe
  
incertae sedis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Class
  
Arachnida

Subfamily
  
Agoriinae

Scientific name
  
Efate

Rank
  
Genus

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Efate is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

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Description

These ant-like spiders are three to five millimeters long. The carapace is flattened. E. raptor males have enlarged first legs, giving them a raptorial appearance.

The genus Rarahu from the same subfamily is rather similar, as is Sobasina (subfamily Synemosyninae).

Name

Efate is an island in the Republic of Vanuatu, where the first specimen was found. The salticid genus Araneotanna is also named after an island of Vanuatu.

Species

  • Efate albobicinctus Berland, 1938 (Guam, Caroline Is., New Hebrides, Samoa, Fiji)
  • Efate fimbriatus Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Caroline Is., Marshall Is.)
  • Efate raptor Berry, Beatty & Prószyn'ski, 1996 (Fiji)

    • References

    Efate (spider) Wikipedia
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