Peucetia elegans is a species of lynx spiders that is found in East India.[2]
| Peucetia elegans | |
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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: | Oxyopidae |
| Genus: | Peucetia |
| Species: | P. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Peucetia elegans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pasithea elegans Blackwall, 1864 | |
Description edit
This lynx spider has been described as having three rows of uneven sized eyes which are encircled with yellow hairs. The abdomen is somewhat long, heart-shaped, and tapering toward the spinneret. The entire body is covered with dense brightly colored hairs. Defined by a large black band which extends along the center of abdomen.[2]
References edit
- ^ Blackwall, J. (1864b). Descriptions of seven new species of East Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 14, pages 36-45
- ^ a b Blackwall, John (1864). "IV.—Descriptions of seven new species of East-Indian spiders received from the Rev. O. P. Cambridge". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14 (79): 36–45. doi:10.1080/00222936408681653.
Sources edit
- Peucetia elegans at the World Spider Catalog
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