Euophrys gracilis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Salticidae
Genus
Euophrys
Species
Euophrys gracilis
Scientific Name
Euophrys gracilis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Euophrys gracilis

Euophrys gracilis is a species of jumping spider in the genus Euophrys that is endemic to South Africa. The species was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska, Galina Azarkina and Anthony Russell-Smith. It is a small spider, with a body that consists of a cephalothorax that measures between 1.8 and 2 mm (0.07 and 0.08 in) long and a abdomen that is between 2 mm and 2.6 mm (0.10 in) long. The carapace, the topside of the cephalothorax, and the underside of the cephalothorax, or sternum, are brown, although the male is lighter than the female. The pattern on the abdomen differs between the female and the male. The female has a mosaic of light dark patches while the male has a pattern of white stripes. They have brown legs. The copulatory organs enable the spider to be distinguished from other species in the genus. The male has a long thin embolus on its palpal bulb while the female has insemination ducts that have a knotted loop near the top.

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Euophrys gracilis
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