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Castianeira swiftay
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Castianeira
Species:
C. swiftay
Binomial name
Castianeira swiftay
Pett, 2023

Castianeira swiftay is a species of true spider in the family Corinnidae. It is found in Costa Rica, and named in honor of the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.[1]

Description

Myrmecomorphic spiders less than 1 cm (6-8 mm) long, mostly reddish-brown in colour. Carapace and abdomen dark red, ocular area black with scattered silvery setae, distinct spot of white setae situated posteriorly on abdomen; sternum orange.[1] The species was identified and described by academic Brogan L. Pett of the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, in December 2023. Pett named the species after the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift "whose music has kept [Pett] energised and motivated through many late nights at the microscope".[2]

See also

Nannaria swiftae - species of millipede named after Swift

References

  1. ^ a b Pett, Brogan L. (December 2023). "Castianeira swiftay sp. nov., a new species of ant-mimicking spider from Costa Rica, and further new records of castianeirines from Central America". Zootaxa. 5389 (3): 396–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5389.3.8.
  2. ^ Pett, Brogan L. (2023-12-20). "Castianeira swiftay sp. nov., a new species of ant-mimicking spider from Costa Rica, and further new records of castianeirines from Central America". Zootaxa. 5389 (3): 396–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5389.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334.

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