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Genus: Tubalaxia Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Tubalaxia aurea Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061703

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Distribution: Sri Lanka

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Holotype: National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka m (SAL_901) - (Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024)

Taxonomic References

Tubalaxia aurea Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024: 703, S14, f. 17a-g, 18a-g, 19a-d (Dmf) Original description

References

Satkunanathan, A. & Benjamin, S. P. (2024). Multilocus genetic and morphological phylogenetic analysis: unveiling a new genus and species in the tribe Nannenini of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). Zoologica Scripta 53(5): 688-711 & Suppl. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12660 -- Show included taxa

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-08-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024
2024-08-07	New species inserted	Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024