Cytaea maoming
| Cytaea maoming | |
|---|---|
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| from Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Cytaea |
| Species: | C. maoming |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytaea maoming Yu & Zhang, 2022 | |
Cytaea maoming is a species of jumping spider in the genus Cytaea. It was described in 2022 by Yu and Zhang from specimens collected in Guangdong Province, China.[1] The species name refers to Maoming, the city where the type specimens were collected.[1]
Taxonomy
Cytaea maoming was first described by Yu and Zhang in 2022 based on specimens collected from Tianlongshan Tourist Area in Xinyi County, Maoming City, Guangdong Province.[1] The holotype male and paratype female are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University in Baoding, China.[2]
Distribution
C. maoming is known only from its type locality in Guangdong Province, China.[1]
Description
Cytaea maoming is a medium-sized jumping spider. The male holotype has a total length of 4.33 mm, with a carapace measuring 2.30 mm long and 1.76 mm wide. The female paratype is slightly larger, with a total length of 4.64 mm and a carapace measuring 2.37 mm long and 1.80 mm wide.[1]
The species can be distinguished from the similar Cytaea oreophila by two key features: males have a developed ventral protuberance on the tibia of the palp, which is absent in C. oreophila, and females have a long, S-shaped copulatory duct, whereas C. oreophila has a short, thick copulatory duct.[1]
The carapace is dark gray with a dark eye field and is covered with white setae. The abdomen is oval-shaped with a gray-black dorsum. The legs range from yellow to gray in coloration and bear macrosetae and hairs.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yu, Y.; Zhang, J.X. (2022). "Four new species of euophryine jumping spiders from China (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 31 (1): 1–10. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2022.01.001.
- ↑ "Cytaea maoming Yu & Zhang, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 29 August 2025.