Opisthoncus polyphemus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Opisthoncus |
Species: | O. polyphemus
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Binomial name | |
Opisthoncus polyphemus
L. Koch, 1867
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Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae. It is found in New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2]
The males are 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in length with the females slightly larger at 8-9mm, both with pale yellow-orange bodies with while markings. [3] Its black eyes are made to look bigger by surrounding black circles giving rise to the polyphemus and Cyclops names. [3]
The species was described in 1867 by L. Koch as Attus polyphemus [4] (by 1875 the author refers to it as in the genus Opisthoncus [5]).
Opisthoncus polyphemus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Opisthoncus |
Species: | O. polyphemus
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Binomial name | |
Opisthoncus polyphemus
L. Koch, 1867
|
Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae. It is found in New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2]
The males are 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in length with the females slightly larger at 8-9mm, both with pale yellow-orange bodies with while markings. [3] Its black eyes are made to look bigger by surrounding black circles giving rise to the polyphemus and Cyclops names. [3]
The species was described in 1867 by L. Koch as Attus polyphemus [4] (by 1875 the author refers to it as in the genus Opisthoncus [5]).