Agorius constrictus

Agorius constrictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Agorius
Species: A. constrictus
Binomial name
Agorius constrictus
Simon, 1901

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.[1]

References

  1. Murphy & Murphy 2000: 303

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