Euophrys miranda information

Euophrys miranda
The related Euophrys frontalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Euophrys
Species:	E. miranda
Binomial name
Euophrys miranda Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014

Euophrys miranda is a species of jumping spider in the genus Euophrys that is endemic to South Africa. The species was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska, Galina Azarkina and Anthony Russell-Smith. Only the female has been described. It is a very small spider, with a body that consists of a cephalothorax that is typically 1.6 mm (0.06 in) long and an abdomen that is typically 1.4 mm (0.06 in) long. The carapace, the topside of the cephalothorax is dark brown with an even darker eye field. The underside of the cephalothorax, or sternum, is brown. The topside of the abdomen is duller than the carapace and has a pattern of dark and light wavy lines. The underside of the abdomen has four lines of light dots. Its copulatory organs are unique amongst spiders in the genus, particularly its very small receptacles, or spermathecae, and the complex pattern that the very narrow insemination ducts make. This complexity is the reason for the species name, which can be translated "curious".