Ansienulina mirabilis explained

Ansienulina mirabilis is a species of jumping spiders. It is the only species in the genus Ansienulina.[1]

Distribution

A. mirabilis has been discovered in Angola, Kenya and Namibia.[1] It probably lives on the ground in tree-covered areas.[2]

History

A. mirabilis was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2015.[1] The species is the same or similar to an example of Eustiromastix major identified by Eugène Simon in 1903.[2]

Description

The spider is very small, with a cephalothorax that measures between 1.5mm2.1mm long and an abdomen between 1.3mm2.1mm long. The male spider is dark yellow to light brown, while the female has an orange-brown carapace and greyish beige abdomen, with Kenyan examples being generally darker.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Spider Catalog. 2017. Ansienulina mirabilis Wesolowska, 2015. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum. Bern. 18.0. 8 May 2017.
  2. Wesołowska. W.. 2015. Ansienulina, a New Genus of Jumping Spiders from Tropical Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtinae). African Invertebrates. 56. 2. 477–482. 10.5733/afin.056.0216. free.