Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Scientific name Udvardya elegans | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Subfamily Euophryinae Rank Genus | |
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Udvardya is a genus of jumping spider. Its only species, U. elegans, is endemic to New Guinea.
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Males and females are similar in appearance. There are minor differences in the abdominal pattern, and males have small curved "horns" on their chelicerae. In both sexes, the first pair of legs are greatly enlarged.
Behavior
Nothing is known about the biology of this species, as it is only known from dead specimens.
Name
The genus name is derived from the Hungarian biologist Miklos Udvardy; elegans is Latin for "elegant".
References
Udvardya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA