Ocrisiona leucocomis
| Ocrisiona leucocomis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Ocrisiona |
| Species: | O. leucocomis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocrisiona leucocomis (L. Koch, 1879) | |
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Ocrisiona leucocomis is a species of jumping spider that is endemic to Australia and also known from New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Marptusa leucocomis by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1879.[1] It was most recently revised in 1990.[2]
Description
The cephalothorax is blackish with a dorsal white stripe. The legs are blackish. The abdomen is blackish with a light stripe dorsally and two to three light spots.[2]
Distribution
This species is widespread throughout Australia.[2] It has also recorded from New Zealand.[3]
References
- ^ a b Koch, Ludwig; Keyserling, Eduard von; Keyserling, Eugen; Koch, Carl. (1879). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
- ^ a b c Żabka, M. (1990). Salticidae (Araneae) of Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, IV. Genus Ocrisiona Simon, 1901. Records of the Australian Museum 42: 27-43.
- ^ Paquin, Pierre; Vink, Cornelis Jacob; Dupérré, Nadine (2010). Spiders of New Zealand: annotated family key & species list. Lincoln, N.Z: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 978-0-478-34705-0.