Ariamnes makue

Ariamnes makue is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. They are endemic to the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Males range in size from 5.3 to 5.7 millimetres (0.21 to 0.22 in) and females from 5.8 to 6.3 millimetres (0.23 to 0.25 in). The name derives from the Hawaiian word "māku'e," meaning "dark in color."[1]

Ariamnes makue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Ariamnes
Species:
A. makue
Binomial name
Ariamnes makue
R.G. Gillespie & M.A.J. Rivera, 2007

References

  1. Gillespie, R.G.; Rivera, M.A.J. "Free-living spiders of the genus Ariamnes (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Hawaii" (PDF). The Journal of Arachnology. 35: 11–37. doi:10.1636/h04-05.1. Retrieved 11 March 2012.


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