Zuniga (spider)
| Zuniga | |
|---|---|
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| Male Zuniga sp. in Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Zuniga Peckham & Peckham, 1892 |
| Type species | |
| Sarinda laeta Peckham & Peckham, 1892 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Zuniga is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The members of Zuniga are ant mimics.[1]
Species
As of 2018, two species are recognized:[2]
References
- ↑ Peckham, George; Peckham, Elizabeth (1892). "Ant-like spiders of the family Attidae" (PDF). Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Wisconsin. 2 (1): 1–83.
- ↑ "Zuniga". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
Further reading
- Galiano, María Elena (1964). "Salticidae (Araneae) formiciformes. II. Revisión del género Zuniga Peckham, 1892". Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 20: 67–79.
External links
- Photo of Zuniga from Costa Rica by Lisa Taylor, Arizona State University
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