| Mburuvicha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Mburuvicha Scioscia, 1993 |
| Species: | M. galianoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mburuvicha galianoae Scioscia, 1993 | |
Mburuvicha is a monotypic genus of Argentinian jumping spiders containing the single species, Mburuvicha galianoae. It was first described by C. L. Scioscia in 1993, and is only found in Argentina. The name is derived from the Guaraní word Mburuvicha, meaning "chief". The species name honors arachnologist María Elena Galiano.
References
- ^ "Gen. Mburuvicha Scioscia, 1993". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ Scioscia, C. L. (1993). "Description of Mburuvicha galianoae, new genus and species (Araneae, Salticidae)". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 9: 123–125.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Mburuvicha | |
| Mburuvicha galianoae | |
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