Atomosphyrus wandae
| Atomosphyrus wandae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Atomosphyrus |
| Species: | A. wandae
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| Binomial name | |
| Atomosphyrus wandae Bustamante & Ruiz, 2020
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Atomosphyrus wandae is a species of jumping spider that lives in Brazil. The spider lives on the ground in gallery forest, shrubland and open fields. Only the male has been identified; it was first described in 2020 by Abel Bustamante and Gustavo Ruiz. It is a small spider with an orange carapace 1.07 mm (0.042 in) iong and a cream-colored abdomen 1.44 mm (0.057 in) long. The carapace has a pattern of stripes and the abdomen has a pattern of spots. It can be distinguished from other spiders in the genus, including the similar Atomosphyrus breyeri, by Its copulatory organs are, particularly the length of its embolus and its triangular retrolateral tibial apophysis.