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Opisthoncus polyphemus

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Opisthoncus polyphemus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Opisthoncus
Species:
O. polyphemus
Binomial name
Opisthoncus polyphemus
L. Koch, 1867
O. polyphemus in New Zealand

Opisthoncus polyphemus, also called the cyclops jumping spider, is a species of jumping spiders in the family Salticidae. It is found in New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.[1][2]

The males are 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) in length with the females slightly larger at 8-9mm, both with pale yellow-orange bodies with while markings.[3] Its black eyes are made to look bigger by surrounding black circles giving rise to the polyphemus and Cyclops names.[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was described in 1867 by L. Koch as Attus polyphemus[4] (by 1875 the author refers to it as in the genus Opisthoncus[5]).

References

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  1. ^ "Opisthoncus polyphemus (L. Koch, 1867)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Cyclops Jumping Spider (Opisthoncus polyphemus)". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Opisthoncus polyphemus (L. Koch, 1867) Cyclops Jumping Spider". www.arachne.org.au. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ Koch, L. (1867). "Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden. II". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich–Königlichen Zoologisch–Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 17: 173–250.
  5. ^ Koch, L.; von Keyserling, E. (1875–1883). Die Arachniden Australiens nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1, pt.2. Nürnberg: Verlag von Bauer & Raspe.