Sobasina coriacea is a species of jumping spider.

Sobasina coriacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Sobasina
Species:
S. coriacea
Binomial name
Sobasina coriacea
Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998

Name

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coriacea "leathery" refers to the presence of a dorsal abdominal scutum in the male.

Distribution

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Sobasina coriacea is only known from the Palau group of the Caroline Islands.

References

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  • Berry J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149-189. PDF