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Sobasina alboclypea ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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Sobasina aspinosa ''Sobasina aspinosa'' is a species of jumping spider. Name The epitheton ''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 ...

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Sobasina hutuna ''Sobasina'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains ...

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Sobasina magna ''Sobasina magna'' is a species of jumping spider. Name The epitheton ''magna'' "large" refers to the fact that ''S. magna'' is the largest ''Sobasina'' species (7mm) yet known. Distribution ''Sobasina magna'' is only known from Tonga ...

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Sobasina paradoxa ''Sobasina paradoxa'' is a jumping spider. Name The epitheton ''paradoxa'' is based on the unusual body form, compared with other ''Sobasina'' species. Appearance ''Sobasina paradoxa'' looks somewhat like a beetle, unlike other ''Sobasina'' sp ...

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Sobasina platnicki ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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Sobasina platypoda ''Sobasina platypoda'' is a jumping spider. Name ''platypoda'' "flat-footed" is based on the flattened dorsum of tibia 1 in both sexes. Appearance In contrast to other ''Sobasina'' species, in this one both sexes are quite similar. In males, ho ...

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Sobasina scutata ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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Sobasina solomonensis ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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Sobasina sylvatica ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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Sobasina tanna ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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Sobasina wanlessi ''Sobasina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. These spiders look somewhat like ants, except for ''S. paradoxa'', which looks more like a beetle. Species it contains sixteen species, found on ...

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