Astia
Appearance
Astia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Astia L. Koch, 1879[1] |
Species: | A. hariola
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Binomial name | |
Astia hariola L. Koch, 1879
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Astia is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders containing the single species, Astia hariola. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879,[2] and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland.[1] They are noticeable by the patterns on the dorsal surface of the abdomen that are either a creamy white or orange pale patch. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Astia L. Koch, 1879". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Koch, L. (1879). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1 part 25. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 1101–1156 [1152].
- ^ Fred R. Wanless (1988) A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 15:1, 81-172, DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1988.10422611