Cytaea levii
Cytaea levii is a species of jumping spider.
| Cytaea levii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cytaea |
| Species: | C. levii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytaea levii Peng & Li, 2002 | |
Appearance
The species is allied to C. alburna.
Name
Cytaea levii is named in honor of H. W. Levi, a mentor of one of the first describers at Harvard University.
Distribution
Cytaea levii is only known from Taiwan.
References
- Xian-Jin Peng and Shu-Qiang Li (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
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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