Cosmophasis bitaeniata
Species of spider
| Cosmophasis bitaeniata | |
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| Cairns, Queensland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cosmophasis |
| Species: | C. bitaeniata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmophasis bitaeniata (Keyserling, 1882)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cosmophasis bitaeniata is a species of jumping spider found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Micronesia, and Fiji.[2] The common name is green ant hunter as it preys on the larvae of green tree ants (Oecophylla smaragdina).[3]
Description
Cosmophasis bitaeniata have a reflective metallic-like sheen of yellow-gold on most of their body and legs, the colour of which varies with the ambient light. Narrow stripes of silver outlined with black are on the carapace and abdomen. The female and male look very much alike and have a body length of 6 mm (0.24 in), with the male being slightly smaller and narrower in the abdomen.[3]
Gallery
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Green ant hunter, north Queensland -
View from above -
Face on, Philippines
References
- ^ Keyserling, E. (1882). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 29-30]. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 1325-1420, pl. 113-120. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660
- ^ a b "Cosmophasis bitaeniata (Keyserling, 1882)". World Spider Catalog. NMBE. 1882. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ a b Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 234. ISBN 9780643107076.
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