Cosmophasis micans

Cosmophasis micans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Cosmophasis
Species:
C. micans
Binomial name
Cosmophasis micans
(L.Koch, 1880)
Synonyms[1]

Amycus micans L. Koch, 1880

Cosmophasis micans, or the peacock jumping spider, or the green ant-mimicking jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.[1][2][3] It was first described as Amycus micans by L. Koch in 1880, and transferred to the genus Cosmophasis by Eugène Simon in 1901.[1] It is indigenous to northern Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Taxon details Cosmophasis micans (L. Koch, 1880)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ "Cosmophasis micans". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ "Photos Insects Spiders 1". Reforestation.me. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ^ Mascord, R. (1970). Australian Spiders in Colour. Balgowlah, NSW: Reed. p. 112.
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