Runcinia acuminata

Runcinia acuminata
R. acuminata on ribwort
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Subfamily:	Thomisinae
Genus:	Runcinia
Species:	R. acuminata
Binomial name
Runcinia acuminata (Thorell, 1881)
Synonyms
Misumena elongata Pistius acuminatus Runcinia elongata Runcinia albostriata

Runcinia acuminata is a species of crab spiders.

Females reach a body length of about 10 mm, males less than 6 mm. They are often found in seeding heads of grasses, where the females build and camouflage their egg sacs. They mainly feed on moths that visit these grasses.[1]

Distribution

This species is known from Bangladesh to Japan, New Guinea and Australia (New South Wales and Queensland).

Name

The species name is derived from Latin acuminatus "pointed".

External links

• Several pictures of a R. acuminata