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A new species of the genus Kelawakaju (Araneae: Salticidae) from Iriomotejima Island, Japan

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A new species within the genus Kelawakaju Maddison & Ruiz 2022, collected from Iriomotejima Island, Japan, is described as Kelawakaju orientalis sp. nov. This represents the first record of the genus Kelawakaju in Japan. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the morphology of the palpal embolus and the retromarginal tooth of chelicera.

Source: Acta Arachnologica

DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.73.111

Author: Tatsumi Suguro

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: University of Tokyo, Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd

OpenAlex ID: W4405929660

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