Lyssomanes viridis - Magnolia Green Jumper
Image: Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
- Order Araneae (Spiders)
- Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
- No Taxon (Entelegynes)
- Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
- Subfamily Lyssomaninae
- Genus Lyssomanes (Translucent Green Jumpers)
- Species viridis (Magnolia Green Jumper)
Size
Female length: 7-8mm, male length: 5-6mm (1)
Identification
Legs and body pale translucent green. Red and white scales on top of head around eyes. Males have noticeably long jaws.
Range
North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas. (1). BugGuide also has several images from Virginia.
Habitat
In woodlands, on large leaves such as those of Magnolias.(2) Also found in low bushes. (1)
