First description of the female of the jumping spider Balmaceda nigrosecta Mello-Leitão (Salticidae, Dendryphantini, Marpissina)

By

Rubio, Gonzalo D.
Baigorria, Julián
Edwards, G. B. (Glavis Bernard), 1948-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

563

Pages

11-19

Subjects

Natural history , salticid , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.563.6705

 

Abstract

The female of Balmaceda nigrosecta Mello-Leitão, 1945 is described and illustrated for the first time. In addition, this paper further illustrates the male, and provides the first known observations on the natural history of this species, including habitat, cohabitation, and prey capturedata.