Lakarobius
Encyclopedia
Lakarobius is a spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only species, L. alboniger, is endemic
to Fiji
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The epitheton alboniger means "white-black", because of the spider's black and white dorsal pattern.
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, L. alboniger, 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 Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
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Name
Lakarobius signifies living in trees, from Greek lakara, a kind of tree, and bios, life.The epitheton alboniger means "white-black", because of the spider's black and white dorsal pattern.