''Sobasina aspinosa'' is a species of
jumping spider.
Name
The
epitheton
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''aspinosa'' "spineless" refers to the absence of spines from the legs.
Distribution
''Sobasina aspinosa'' is known from the islands of
Viti Levu and
Vanua Levu in
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
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References
* (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. ''Journal of Arachnology'' 26(2): 149-189
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Salticidae
Endemic fauna of Fiji
Spiders of Fiji
Spiders described in 1998
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