Biology:Cosmophasis baehrae
| Cosmophasis baehrae | |
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| Female Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cosmophasis |
| Species: | C. baehrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmophasis baehrae Żabka & Waldock, 2012
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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
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
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]
Gallery
Female Cosmophasis baehrae front view
Male distinguished by the vertical white mark between the anterior median eyes
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Cosmophasis baehrae Żabka & Waldock, 2012", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), https://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/28848, retrieved 2024-01-22
- ↑ "Atlas of Living Australia". CSIRO. 2012. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b5412251-3499-4f68-b334-f505e0b48b2c.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 , Wikidata Q54578272
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 235. ISBN 9780643107076.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Species Cosmophasis baehrae Zabka & Waldock, 2012". Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Cosmophasis_baehrae.
Wikidata ☰ Q27504563 entry
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