Cembalea affinis
Cembalea affinis is a species of jumping spider species in the genus Cembalea. Only the male has been described, which was first identified in 2002. It is very similar to the closely related species Cembalea pulmosa, but can be distinguished by its longer embolus.
| Cembalea affinis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cembalea |
| Species: | C. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cembalea affinis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 | |
Taxonomy
Cembalea affinis was first described by Christine Rollard and Wanda Wesołowska in 2002.[1] It was allocated to the genus Cembalea, which had been created by Wesołowska in 1993.[2] The species name is the Latin word for related and recalls the similarity between this spider and its relative Cembalea pulmosa.[3]
Description
Only the male has been described.[1] The spider is small and brown, with brown hairs covering much of the body. It has a carapace that is 2.3 millimetres (0.091 in) long with a pronounced convex shape. The abdomen is elongated and measures 1.9 millimetres (0.075 in) in length. It is a lighter shade of brown and has an even lighter stripe. It can be distinguished from Cembalea plumosa by its longer embolus.[3]
References
- World Spider Catalog (2017). "Cembalea affinis Wesolowska & Rollard, 2002". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- Wesolowska, W. (1993). "On the genus Tularosa Peckham et Peckham, 1903 (Araneae, Salticidae)". Genus: International Journal of Invertebrate Taxonomy. 4 (1): 37.
- Rollard, C. & Wesołowska, W. (2002). "Jumping spiders (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains in Guinea" (PDF). Zoosystema. 24 (2): 286–288. Retrieved 22 May 2017.