Cosmophasis baehrae

Cosmophasis baehrae
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Cosmophasis
Species: C. baehrae
Binomial name
Cosmophasis baehrae
(Zabka & Waldock, 2012)

Cosmophasis baehrae is a species of jumping spider found in Australia.[1] It is named after entomologist Barbara Baehr.[2]

Description

Cosmophasis baehrae has the inner two forward looking eyes greatly enlarged, typical of the Salticidae family of jumping spiders. Diagnostic for this species is a white bar on the carapace just behind the rearmost pair of eyes.[2] The body length of the male is 7 mm and female 5 mm.[2]

Distribution

Cosmophasis baehrae is found along northern coastal regions of Australia from Brisbane in the east to Western Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Atlas of Living Australia". CSIRO. 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  2. 1 2 3 Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 235. ISBN 9780643107076.
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