Stagetillus opaciceps
| Stagetillus opaciceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hisponinae |
| Genus: | Stagetillus |
| Species: | S. opaciceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Stagetillus opaciceps Simon, 1885 | |
Stagetillus opaciceps is a spider species of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders), found in Sumatra.
Description
Females are 6 mm long, males up to 8 mm. The carapax is shiny yellowish-red with two dark stripes on the sides. Between the eyes they are whitish-yellow. The very narrow, long abdomen is dark purplish with elongated white marks on the sides and a transverse white mark near the spinnerets. The legs are yellow, except for the very robust front pair, with is dark with yellow tarsi.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Murphy & Murphy 2000: 288
References
- Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings and color photograph
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