Uroballus carlei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Uroballus |
Species: | U. carlei
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Binomial name | |
Uroballus carlei Logunov & Obenauer, 2019
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Uroballus carlei is a species of spider of the genus Uroballus. It is endemic to Hong Kong.[1]
Like U. koponeni, this species seems to mimic small caterpillars, likely those of lichen moths. The authors of the description hypothesize that U. carlei might normally live in tree canopies.[1]