Amyciaea albomaculata
| Amyciaea albomaculata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Amyciaea |
| Species: | A. albomaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amyciaea albomaculata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873)
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Amyciaea albomaculata is a species of ant-mimicking crab spider in the family Thomisidae found in Australia.[1] It is known to mimic the green tree ant, hunting them at dusk and night.[2]
The upper-side of the abdomen has distinct white spots, forming two longitudinal lines. Two large round spots of black on the hind side of the dorsal abdomen.[3]
References
- ^ "Amyciaea albomaculata (O.P.-Cambridge, 1874)". Atlas of Living Australia.
- ^ "Green Tree Ants".
- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. 1874b. On some new genera and species of Araneidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)14: 169-183.