Tubalaxia

Tubalaxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Tubalaxia
Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024[1]
Type species
T. aurea
Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024
Species

3, see text

Tubalaxia is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[2]

Distribution

Tubalaxia is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes three species:[2]

  • Tubalaxia aurea Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024 – Sri Lanka
  • Tubalaxia castanea Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024 – Sri Lanka
  • Tubalaxia minuta (Prószyński, 1992) – India

References

  1. ↑ 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. doi:10.1111/zsc.12660.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Tubalaxia Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.


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