Sobasina platypoda is a jumping spider.
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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: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Sobasina |
| Species: | S. platypoda
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| Binomial name | |
| Sobasina platypoda Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1998
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Name
editplatypoda "flat-footed" is based on the flattened dorsum of tibia 1 in both sexes.
Appearance
editIn contrast to other Sobasina species, in this one both sexes are quite similar. In males, however, the first legs are longer, in females the fourth. S. platypoda could at first be confused with Efate raptor.
Distribution
editSobasina platypoda is only known from Viti Levu and Ovalau islands of Fiji.
References
edit- 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
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