Hyllus semicupreus
| Heavy-bodied jumper | |
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| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Hyllus |
| Species: | H. semicupreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The heavy-bodied jumper,[2] (Hyllus semicupreus), also known as the semi-coppered heavy jumper,[3] is a species of spider of the genus Hyllus. It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[4]
Description
As usual in spider morphology, the female is much larger than male, where the female is about 8-9mm in total length and the male is 7-9mm in length.[2]
Ecology
Heavy bodied jumper spiders can be seen commonly among foliage and within tree trunks. They construct oval, thick silken webs on the underside of leaves, such as the leaf spikes of coconut trees.[2] During the daytime, the sac is uninhabited, and when night falls, the male occupies the sac. But sometimes, it was found that the female also inhabited it on several nights.[5]
Diet
The spider is known to eat small insects like grasshoppers, flies, bees as well as other small spiders.
Gallery
male
hunting Leptocorhiza
dorsal side
See also
References
- ↑ "Hyllus semicupreus". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 Mohan, Krishna (3 October 2014). "Hyllus semicupreus". krishna mohan photography. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "A shot of hyllus semicupreus known as semi-coppered heavy jumper spider". gettyimages. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Javed, Ahmed; Satam, Yogendra (7 May 2015). "The structure and utilization of silk constructs by Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885) (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). PECKHAMIA 125.1,. p. 3. Retrieved 24 May 2016.