Agorius constrictus

Taxobox
name = "Agorius constrictus"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Salticidae
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genus = "Agorius"
species = "A. constrictus"
binomial = "Agorius constrictus"
binomial_authority = Simon, 1901
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"Agorius constrictus" is a species of ant mimicking jumping spider from Singapore.

Description

Both sexes are about 6 mm long. The orange-brown cephalothorax is about twice as long as wide, with its posterior edge forming a transverse depression behind the rear eyes. The very long opisthosoma mimicks the shape of certain ants, with a small dark oval anterior part, a slender whitish "waist" and a large dark oval posterior part. The long slender legs are lightish orange. [Murphy & Murphy 2000: 303]

References

* (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. "Malaysian Nature Society", Kuala Lumpur.
* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".

External links

* Salticidae.org: [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/agorius/constric.htm Diagnostic drawings] and [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/agorius/spmal-ph.htm photograph]