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Efate (spider)

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Efate is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Description

These ant-like spiders are three to five millimeters long. The carapace is flattened. E. raptor males have enlarged first legs, giving them a raptorial appearance.

The genus Rarahu from the same subfamily is rather similar, as is Sobasina.[1]

Name

Efate is an island in the Republic of Vanuatu, where the first specimen was found. The salticid genus Araneotanna is also named after an island of Vanuatu.

Species

References

  1. ^ Berry, J.W., Beatty, J.A. & Prószynski (1996). Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. I. Distribution of twelve Genera, with descriptions of eighteen new species. PDF (description of all three species)

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Efate (spider): Brief Summary

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Efate is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

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