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Xuriella prima
Xuriella prima is the type species of jumping spider in the genus Xuriella first described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. First discovered in Tanzania, it has also been identified in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Range & habitat
Xuriella prima was first described from examples found in the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. Subsequently, the species was also identified in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
The species name is derived from the Latin for first as it is the first of the genus to be identified and is thus the type species for the genus Xuriella.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 695608.