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Vicirionessa occidentalis

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Vicirionessa occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Vicirionessa
Species:
V. occidentalis
Binomial name
Vicirionessa occidentalis
(Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brancus occidentalis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011

Vicirionessa occidentalis is a jumping spider in the genus Vicirionessa that lives in Nigeria. It was first described in 2011 by Anthony Russell-Smith and Wanda Wesołowska as Brancus occidentalis,[2][1] and transferred by them to their new genus Vicirionessa in 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c World Spider Catalog (2022). "Vicirionessa occidentalis (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011)". World Spider Catalog. 23.5. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ Wesołowska, W.; Russell-Smith, A. (2011). "Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Southern Nigeria". Annales Zoologici. 63 (3): 553–561. doi:10.3161/000345411X603409. S2CID 83517018.