Cosmophasis baehrae
Cosmophasis baehrae is a species of jumping spider found in Australia.[1] It is named after entomologist Barbara Baehr.[2]
| Cosmophasis baehrae | |
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| Female Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Cosmophasis |
| Species: | C. baehrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmophasis baehrae (Zabka & Waldock, 2012) | |
Description
Cosmophasis baehrae has the inner two forward looking eyes greatly enlarged, typical of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Diagnostic for this species is a white bar on the carapace just behind the rearmost pair of eyes.[2] The body length of the male is 7 mm (0.28 in) and female 5 mm (0.20 in).[2]
Distribution
Cosmophasis baehrae is found along northern coastal regions of Australia from Brisbane in the east to Western Australia.
Gallery
Female Cosmophasis baehrae front view_6727.jpg.webp)
Male distinguished by the vertical white mark between the anterior median eyes
References
- "Atlas of Living Australia". CSIRO. 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 235. ISBN 9780643107076.CS1 maint: location (link)
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