Cymbachina is a monotypic genus of South Pacific crab spiders containing the single species, Cymbachina albobrunnea, found on the Polynesian Islands.[1] The species was first described in 1893 by A. T. Urquhart under the name Xysticus albo-brunnea.[2] As classification became more focused on physical structure rather than colour patterns or teeth on tarsal claws, this species was re-examined in 1933 and placed into its own genus.[3]
| Cymbachina | |
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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: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Cymbachina Bryant, 1933[1] |
| Species: | C. albobrunnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymbachina albobrunnea (Urquhart, 1893)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Gen. Cymbachina Bryant, 1933". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Urquhart, A. T. (1893). "Descriptions of new species of Araneidae". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 25: 184.
- ^ Bryant, E. B. (1933). "Notes on types of Urquhart's spiders". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 4: 1–5.