Cytaea taveuniensis

Cytaea taveuniensis is a jumping spider species in the genus Cytaea. The male was first identified in 2010 by Barbara Maria Patoleta and Joanna Gardzińska. The female has not been described.^[1]

Cytaea taveuniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Cytaea
Species:	C. taveuniensis
Binomial name
Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzińska, 2010

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Fijian island Taveuni.^[2]

Description

The species is light brown with a cephalothorax that is 2.45 centimetres (1 in) long. It is similar to Cytaea nausori but is differentiated by its risen embolic base.^[2]

Distribution

Xenocytaea vonavonensis is found in Fiji.^[1]