Zygometis
Appearance
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Zygometis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Thomisidae |
Genus: | Zygometis Simon, 1901[1] |
Species: | Z. xanthogaster
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Binomial name | |
Zygometis xanthogaster (L. Koch, 1875)[1]
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Zygometis is a genus of spider in the family Thomisidae described by Simon in 1901, containing the sole species Zygometis xanthogaster, or the milky flower spider or white flower spider, with a distribution from Thailand to Australia (including Lord Howe Island).[1] They are ambush predators.
Description
[edit]They are cream-white in colour, with brownish-red lines on the cephalothorax and abdomen.[2] This coloration help them camouflage onto white flowers to ambush their prey.[2] Females are 6.5 mm, while males are 3 mm.[2]
Habitat
[edit]In Australia, they live from coastal forests to semi-arid areas.[3] It is recorded in altitudes up to 661.5m .[4]
Diet & ecology
[edit]They are "too small" to harm humans, and prey on insects by ambush.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Gen. Zygometis Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ a b c d "Flower Spider (Zygometis lactea)". www.ozanimals.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Zygometis xanthogaster (L. Koch, 1876) Milky Flower Spider". arachne.org.au. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Zygometis xanthogaster sightings - Canberra Nature Map". canberra.naturemapr.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.