''Sobasina paradoxa'' is a
jumping spider.
Name
The
epitheton
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''paradoxa'' is based on the unusual body form, compared with other ''Sobasina'' species.
Appearance
''Sobasina paradoxa'' looks somewhat like a beetle, unlike other ''Sobasina'' species that more resemble
ants.
Distribution
''Sobasina paradoxa'' is only known from
Viti Levu,
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 ...
.
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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External links
* Salticidae.org
Salticidae
Endemic fauna of Fiji
Spiders of Fiji
Spiders described in 1998
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