Marma wesolowskae
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| Marma wesolowskae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Marma |
| Species: | M. wesolowskae |
| Binomial name | |
| Marma wesolowskae Salgado & Ruiz, 2020 | |
Marma wesolowskae is a species of jumping spider in the genus Marma that is endemic to Brazil. It has only been found in Pernambuco. First described in 2020 by Alexandre Salgado and Gustavo Ruiz, the spider is small, typically between 3.38 and 4.01 mm (0.133 and 0.158 in) in total length. The male is smaller than the female. The spider lives on sandstone and has generally a coloration that blends into the rock. The abdomen has a thick brown stripe down the middle of its back. The species can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its copulatory organs. The female has copulatory openings towards the back of the epigyne and a projecting border at the back of the eipigynal plate. The male has a long thin embolus and an embolic disc that differs from Marma nigritarsis, Marma pipa and Marma sinuosa.
Marma wesolowskae was first described by Alexandre Salgado and Gustavo Ruizin 2020.[1] The species is named for the Polish arachnologist Wanda Wesołowska.[2] It was allocated to the genus Marma, which itself had been first raised by Eugène Simon in 1902. Marma is part of the Amphidraus–Marma clade.[3] In 2015, Wayne Maddison listed the genus in the tribe Euophryini.[4] In 2017, the genus was grouped with 25 other genera of jumping spiders under the name Colonines.[5]