Alistra taprobanica
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| Alistra taprobanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Alistra |
| Species: | A. taprobanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Alistra taprobanica (Simon, 1898) | |
Alistra taprobanica is a species of spider of the genus Alistra. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, described by Eugène Simon in 1898.[1]
The species name “taprobanica” refers to Taprobane, an ancient Greek name for the island of Sri Lanka.
