''Saraina'' is a

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of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, found in Africa. Males are about four millimeters long, females reach almost nine millimeters. The relationships of this genus are unclear, as the copulatory organs are so unique that there are no genera with similar structures.

Species

, the

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accepted the following species: *'' Saraina deltshevi'' Azarkina, 2009 – Congo *'' Saraina kindamba'' Azarkina, 2009 – Congo *'' Saraina rubrofasciata'' Wanless & Clark, 1975 (

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) – Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Nigeria

Distribution

The original description was based on five females from

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and

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. Others were later discovered in the

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. Several males have later been found.

References

* Szűts, T. & Scharff, N. (2005). "Redescriptions of little known jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) from West Africa". ''Acta zoologica hungarica'' 51(4): 357–378
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