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Servaea murina

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Suborder
  
Scientific name
  
Servaea murina

Phylum
  
Order
  
Araneae

Family
  
Salticidae

Rank
  
Species

Servaea murina is the only species of the jumping spider genus Servaea found outside of Australia. It is endemic to Java.

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Description

The species is described from the female only, which is about 8 mm long. The carapace is longish and mainly black, with a silky pellow pubescence and some long black hairs. The flattish broad oval abdomen is brownish with variable dark marks and a silky yellow pubescence. The first pair of legs is dark brown, the others are yellow with dark rings. All show the same yellow pubescence and long hairs.

Name

The species name murina is derived from Latin mus "mouse".

References

Servaea murina Wikipedia


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