Ceglusa
Encyclopedia
Ceglusa is a spider
genus
of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single species, C. polita, is endemic
to Burma.
The species was described in 1895 from a single female, which is five millimeters long. No drawings exist, and no studies were published on it since.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single species, C. polita, is endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Burma.
The species was described in 1895 from a single female, which is five millimeters long. No drawings exist, and no studies were published on it since.
Further reading
- Thorell, T. Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma. London, pp. 1–406.