Phonognatha melanopyga
| Phonognatha melanopyga | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Phonognatha |
| Species: | P. melanopyga |
| Binomial name | |
| Phonognatha melanopyga L.Koch, 1871 (Australia) | |
Phonognatha melanopyga, referred to as a leaf curling spider, is a common Australian spider found in moist coastal areas of New South Wales and Queensland.[1] A small member of the Araneidae family, the orb-weavers, it was previously placed in Tetragnathidae.[2][3]
Description
The spider is distinguished by having a curled leaf at the centre of its web, in which it shelters. The abdomen is a plump oval or egg shape, light in colour with a dark mark at the rear from which the species name "melanopyga" is derived.[4] Additional dark marks form a pattern dorsally on the abdomen. The legs are light brown with the joints darker. Females are 9mm in length and males 7mm.
References
- ↑ "Phonognatha melanopyga". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
- ↑ Platnick, N. I. 2008. Araneidae The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
- ↑ Kuntner, M., J. A. Coddington & G. Hormiga. 2008. Phylogeny of extant nephilid orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Nephilidae): testing morphological and ethological homologies. Cladistics 24: 190.
- ↑ Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 112. ISBN 9780643107076.
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