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that is 2.6 and 3.5 mm in length, both oval in shape. It is generally dark brown and grey on top and yellow and orange underneath, apart from its
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Thiratoscirtinae for the genus and its related genera. This overlapped with a group of genera named
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Pett, Brogan L.; Iyomi, Dieu Merci Mpongo; Mbende, Menard (2024). "Discovery of three new species of
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Maddison, Wayne P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)".
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481:References
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366:Salticoida
343:Longarenus
178:Wesołowska
129:Salticinae
119:Salticidae
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