Plesiopiuka

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Sectio: Dionycha
Superfamilia: Salticoidea

Familia: Salticidae
Subfamilia: Heliophaninae
Genus: Plesiopiuka
Species: P. simplex
Name

Plesiopiuka Ruiz, 2010
Original status: valid genus
Gender: feminine?
Type species: Plesiopiuka simplex Ruiz, 2010
Fixation: original designation [and monotypy]

References

Ruiz, G.R.S. 2010: Proposal of Kupiuka and Plesiopiuka, two new genera of jumping spiders from Brazil (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae). Zootaxa, 2630: 57–68. Preview

Plesiopiuka is a monotypic genus of Brazilian jumping spiders containing the single species, Plesiopiuka simplex. It was first described by G. R. S. Ruiz in 2010,[2] and is only found in Brazil.[1]
References

"Gen. Plesiopiuka Ruiz, 2010". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
Ruiz, G. R. S. (2010). "Proposal of Kupiuka and Plesiopiuka, two new genera of jumping spiders from Brazil (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae)". Zootaxa. 2630: 57–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2630.1.3.