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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Magnolia Green Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis)
Species
Lyssomanes viridis
- Magnolia Green Jumper
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
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1
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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.
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1
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. BugGuide also has several images from Virginia.
Habitat
In woodlands, on large leaves such as those of Magnolias.
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2
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Also found in low bushes.
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1
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Season
Spring to early summer.
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2
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See Also
Peucetia
Print References
Kaston, p. 265 (includes diagram of carapace and abdomen)
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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
