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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Salticidae

Scientific name
  
Nungia epigynalis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Genus
  
Nungia Zabka, 1985

Rank
  
Species

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Nungia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, N. epigynalis, is known from China and Vietnam.

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The species was originally described from a single 6 mm long female, although males have later been found.

Description

The thorax of the female is light brown, the opisthosoma greyish-yellow with longitudinal rows of grey spots. The legs are yellow, except for the stronger first pair, where all but the two distal segments are light brown.

Name

The NĂ¹ng are a people in Vietnam and China. The species name is derived from "epigyne".

References

Nungia Wikipedia