Capeyorkia

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Capeyorkia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: incertae sedis
Genus: Capeyorkia
Species:
C. vulpecula
Binomial name
Capeyorkia vulpecula
(Thorell, 1881)[1]

Capeyorkia is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Richardson. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Capeyorkia vulpecula, found in Queensland.[1] Its taxonomic relationships within the family are unknown.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. ^ Richardson, B.J. (2016). "New genera, new species and redescriptions of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa. 4114 (5): 501–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4114.5.1. PMID 27395145.