Species Lyssomanes viridis - Magnolia Green Jumper

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Magnolia Green Jumper - Lyssomanes viridis - male

BG1228 C8575 - Lyssomanes viridis - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes )

Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)

Subfamily Lyssomaninae

Genus Lyssomanes (Translucent Green Jumpers)

Species viridis (Magnolia Green Jumper)

Size

Female length: 7-8mm, male length: 5-6mm (1)

Identification

Legs and body pale translucent green. Red and white scales on top of head around eyes. Males have noticeably long jaws.

Range

North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas. (1). BugGuide also has several images from Virginia.

Habitat

In woodlands, on large leaves such as those of Magnolias.(2) Also found in low bushes. (1)

Season

Spring to early summer.(2)

See Also

Peucetia

Print References

Kaston, p. 265 (includes diagram of carapace and abdomen) (1)

Internet References

distribution - gives North Carolina as the northern limit, but BugGuide has several images from Virginia (Auburn U., Alabama)

Works Cited

1.	How to Know the Spiders By B. J. Kaston

2.	Florida's Fabulous Spiders By Sam Marshall, G. B. Edwards

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, Robin McLeod, Jeff Hollenbeck
Last updated 27 December, 2005 - 12:22am

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