Mburuvicha
| Mburuvicha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Mburuvicha Scioscia, 1993[1] |
| Species: | M. galianoae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mburuvicha galianoae Scioscia, 1993
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Mburuvicha is a monotypic genus of Argentinian jumping spiders containing the single species, Mburuvicha galianoae. It was first described by C. L. Scioscia in 1993,[2] and is only found in Argentina.[1] The name is derived from the Guaraní word Mburuvicha, meaning "chief". The species name honors arachnologist María Elena Galiano.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gen. Mburuvicha Scioscia, 1993". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ a b Scioscia, C. L. (1993). "Description of Mburuvicha galianoae, new genus and species (Araneae, Salticidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 9: 123–125.
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