Tauala elongata

Tauala elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Tauala
Species:
T. elongata
Binomial name
Tauala elongata
Peng & Li, 2002

Tauala elongata is a species of jumping spider.

Appearance

The species is similar to T. lepidus.

Name

The specific name is derived from the form of the elongated oval abdomen of the new species.

Distribution

Tauala elongata is only known from Taiwan.

References

  • Peng, Xian-Jin & Li, Shu-Qiang (2002): Four new and two newly recorded species of Taiwanese jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) deposited in the United States. Zoological Studies 41(3): 337-345. PDF


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