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Cosmophasis baehrae

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Cosmophasis baehrae
Female Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Cosmophasis
Species:
C. baehrae
Binomial name
Cosmophasis baehrae
Żabka & Waldock, 2012

Cosmophasis baehrae is a species of jumping spider found in Australia and the Moluccas,[1][2] and first described in 2012 by Marek Zabka and Julianne Waldock.[3] It is named after entomologist Barbara Baehr.[3][4]

Description

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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.[4] The body length of the male is 7 mm (0.28 in) and female 5 mm (0.20 in).[4]

Distribution

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Cosmophasis baehrae has been found along northern coastal regions of Australia in Queensland and Western Australia.[5] Outside Australia it has been found in the Moluccas in Indonesia.[1][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Cosmophasis baehrae Żabka & Waldock, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2024-01-22
  2. ^ "Atlas of Living Australia". CSIRO. 2012. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ^ a b Marek Zabka; Julianne M. Waldock (March 2012). "Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions. Genus Cosmophasis Simon, 1901". Annales Zoologici. 62 (1): 115–198. doi:10.3161/000345412X633694. ISSN 0003-4541. Wikidata Q54578272.
  4. ^ a b c Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 235. ISBN 9780643107076.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ a b "Species Cosmophasis baehrae Zabka & Waldock, 2012". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-01-21.