Mexcala signata
Mexcala signata is a jumping spider species in the genus Mexcala that lives in Kenya and Tanzania.[1][2] It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2009.[2] The species name is Latin for signed, referring to the presence of bright marks on the abdomen.[1]
| Mexcala signata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Mexcala |
| Species: | M. signata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexcala signata Wesołowska, 2009 | |
References
- Wesołowska, W. (2009). "A revision of the spider genus Mexcala Peckham and Peckham, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Genus. 20 (1): 149–186.
- World Spider Catalog (2017). "Mexcala signata Wesolowska, 2009". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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