Opisthoncana is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Opisthoncana formidabilis. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1913,[2] and is only found on New Ireland.[1] The name is a variation of the salticid genus Opisthoncus.

Opisthoncana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Opisthoncana
Strand, 1913[1]
Species:
O. formidabilis
Binomial name
Opisthoncana formidabilis
Strand, 1913

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Opisthoncana Strand, 1913". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ^ Strand, E. (1913). "Neue indoaustralische und polynesische Spinnen des Senckenbergischen Museums". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 79: 113–123.
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