Vailima (spider)
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Vailimia is a spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only species occurs only in Borneo
.
The species was originally described from a single male in 1907, which is about six millimeters long, and said to be close to Harmochirus
. However, the male pedipalp
, chelicera and cephalothorax
drawn by Proszynski (1984), and recently collected specimens indicate otherwise.
is the name of the last residence of Robert Louis Stevenson
and the village where it is situated. The genus was renamed to Vailimia in 2006 due to a conflict with a fish genus, Vailima. The original name Vailima was used by Peckham & Peckham
, 1907.
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 of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only species occurs only in Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
.
The species was originally described from a single male in 1907, which is about six millimeters long, and said to be close to Harmochirus
Harmochirus
Harmochirus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .This small genus is very close to Bianor; it seems to replace it where Bianor itself is missing, especially in rainforest habitats.-Species:...
. However, the male pedipalp
Pedipalp
Pedipalps , are the second pair of appendages of the prosoma in the subphylum Chelicerata. They are traditionally thought to be homologous with mandibles in Crustacea and insects, although more recent studies Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi), are the second pair of appendages of the...
, chelicera and cephalothorax
Cephalothorax
The cephalothorax is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. The word cephalothorax is derived from the Greek words for head and thorax...
drawn by Proszynski (1984), and recently collected specimens indicate otherwise.
Name
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Vailima may refer to:*Vailima is a village in Samoa, notable as the last residence of Robert Louis Stevenson*Vailima is a genus of jumping spiders*Vailima is a beer brewed in Samoa by Samoa Breweries Limited...
is the name of the last residence of Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
and the village where it is situated. The genus was renamed to Vailimia in 2006 due to a conflict with a fish genus, Vailima. The original name Vailima was used by Peckham & Peckham
George and Elizabeth Peckham
George Williams Peckham and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachnologists, and entomologists, specializing in animal behavior and in the study of jumping spiders and wasps.-Lives and careers:George Peckham was born in Albany,...
, 1907.