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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: |
Astia L. Koch, 1879 [1] |
Species: | A. hariola
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Binomial name | |
Astia hariola
L. Koch, 1879
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Astia is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders containing the single species, Astia hariola. It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879, [2] and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland. [1] They are noticeable by the patterns on the dorsal surface of the abdomen that are either a creamy white or orange pale patch. [3]