Biology:Hibana velox
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Short description: Species of spider
Yellow ghost spider | |
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Male Hibana velox | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Anyphaenidae |
Genus: | Hibana |
Species: | H. velox
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Binomial name | |
Hibana velox (Becker, 1879)
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Synonyms | |
Anyphaena velox |
Hibana velox (formerly also known as Aysha velox), often called the yellow ghost spider, is a common spider of North America. It can be found in foliage and in houses. It is useful in preying on insects like the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Gracillariidae).
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hibana velox. |
- Becker, L. (1879). Diagnoses de nouvelles aranéides américaines. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 22:77-86.
- Amalin, D.M., Reiskind, J., McSorley, R. & Peña, J. (1999). Survival of the hunting spider, Hibana velox (Araneae, Anyphaenidae), raised on different artificial diets. Journal of Arachnology 27:692-696. PDF
- Amalin, D.M., Peña, J.E., Yu, S., & McSorley, R. (2000). Selective toxicity of some pesticides to Hibana velox (Araneae: Anyphaenidae), a predator of citrus leafminer. Florida Entomologist 83:254-262.
Wikidata ☰ Q2359271 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibana velox.
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