Lagnus monteithorum

Lagnus monteithorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Lagnus
Species:
L. monteithorum
Binomial name
Lagnus monteithorum
Patoleta, 2008

Lagnus monteithorum is a jumping spider species in the genus Lagnus. The female was first identified in 2008 by Barbara Maria Patoleta.[1]

Description

The species is small and brown, typically measuring 3.6 millimetres (1⁄8 in) long.[2]

Distribution

Lagnus monteithorum is found in Fiji.[1] The holotype was discovered at the Nadarivatu Reserve on Viti Levu.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2018). "Lagnus monteithorumi Patoleta, 2008". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Patoleta, Barbara (2008). "Description of new species of Lagnus L. Koch, 1879 from Fiji archipelago (Araneae: Salticidae)". Genus. 19 (4): 717–720.[dead link‍]


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