Biology:Hibana velox

Short description: Species of spider

Yellow ghost spider
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
Binomial name
Hibana velox (Becker, 1879)
Synonyms
Anyphaena velox Anyphaena floridana Aysha orlandensis Anyphaena verrilli Chiracanthium falculum Anyphaena pallidula Aysha 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

• 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