Nesticella marapu
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Nesticella marapu | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Nesticidae |
Genus: | Nesticella |
Species: | N. marapu
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Binomial name | |
Nesticella marapu Benjamin, 2004
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Nesticella marapu is an eyeless spider from Sumba, Indonesia. It has long legs and weak pigmentation. It is distinguished by all other species in the genus Nesticella by the beak-shaped paracymbium.
The species is of a bright yellow color, with a body length of less than 3mm, males being a bit smaller. Of the eyes, not even eye sockets are visible.
It is only known from the 3 km long Marro cave close to Kabalidana, west of Waimangura.
Name
The species name marapu is derived from the Sumbanese spirit of ancestors Marapu.
References
- Benjamin, S.P. (2004). Nesticella marapu sp. n., a blind nesticid (Araneae: Nesticidae) from Sumba, Indonesia. Rev. suisse Zool. 111:303-307. PDFError: "Q2287414" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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