Augustaea
Genus of spiders
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Augustaea is a monotypic genus of ant-like Singaporean jumping spiders containing the single species, Augustaea formicaria. It was first described by C. Szombathy in 1915,[2] and is only found in Singapore.[1] They are about 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long, and placed close to Agorius.
| Augustaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Augustaea Szombathy, 1915[1] |
| Species: | A. formicaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Augustaea formicaria Szombathy, 1915 | |
Szombathy's drawings suggest that A. formicaria might belong to Orsima,[3] but no study has been published on it since its first description in 1915.[1]