''Sobasina coriacea'' is a species of

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Name

''coriacea'' "leathery" refers to the presence of a dorsal abdominal scutum in the male.

Distribution

''Sobasina coriacea'' is only known from the

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group of the

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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 Palau Spiders of Oceania Spiders described in 1998 {{Salticidae-stub