Cosmophasis micans

Cosmophasis micans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Cosmophasis
Species:
C. micans
Binomial name
Cosmophasis micans
(L.Koch, 1880)
Synonyms

Amycus micans L. Koch, 1880

Cosmophasis micans, or the peacock jumping spider, or the green ant-mimicking jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It was first described as Amycus micans by L. Koch in 1880, and transferred to the genus Cosmophasis by Eugène Simon in 1901. It is indigenous to northern Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taxon details Cosmophasis micans (L. Koch, 1880)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. ↑ "Cosmophasis micans". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Photos Insects Spiders 1". Reforestation.me. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. ↑ Mascord, R. (1970). Australian Spiders in Colour. Balgowlah, NSW: Reed. p. 112.