Opisthoncana
| Opisthoncana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Opisthoncana Strand, 1913[1] |
| Species: | O. formidabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Opisthoncana formidabilis Strand, 1913
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Opisthoncana is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Opisthoncana formidabilis. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1913,[2] and is only found on New Ireland.[1] The name is a variation of the salticid genus Opisthoncus.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gen. Opisthoncana Strand, 1913". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ Strand, E. (1913). "Neue indoaustralische und polynesische Spinnen des Senckenbergischen Museums". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 79: 113–123.
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