Sobasina

Sobasina is a genus of spiders in the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Appearance

Sobasina species look somewhat like ants, except S. paradoxa, which looks more like a beetle.

Species

• Sobasina alboclypea Wanless, 1978 – Solomon Islands
• Sobasina amoenula Simon, 1898 – Solomon Islands
• Sobasina aspinosa Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Fiji
• Sobasina coriacea Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Caroline Islands
• Sobasina cutleri Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Fiji
• Sobasina hutuna Wanless, 1978 – Rennell Islands (Chilean)
• Sobasina magna Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Tonga
• Sobasina paradoxa Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Fiji
• Sobasina platypoda Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Fiji
• Sobasina scutata Wanless, 1978 – Bismarck Archipelago
• Sobasina solomonensis Wanless, 1978 – Solomon Islands
• Sobasina sylvatica Edmunds & Prószyński, 2001 – Malaysia
• Sobasina tanna Wanless, 1978 – New Hebrides
• Sobasina wanlessi Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – New Guinea
• Sobasina yapensis Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998 – Caroline Islands

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

Further reading

• Berry, J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149-189. PDF - Key to species of Sobasina on p171.