Lyssomanes
Hentz, 1845
Translucent Green Jumping Spiders
Species Guides
1- Lyssomanes viridis(magnolia green jumper)
Lyssomanes is a of jumping spiders (Salticidae) comprising approximately 93 extant and two fossil distributed across the Neotropical region, ranging from South and Central America to the southern United States. The genus belongs to the Lyssomaninae, considered one of six deeply diverging lineages within jumping spiders. Members are characterized by long legs, translucent bodies typically green or yellow in coloration, and large that distinguish them from superficially similar lynx spiders.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lyssomanes: /ˌlɪsəˈmeɪniːz/
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Identification
Distinguished from lynx spiders (Oxyopidae) by possession of large , a diagnostic feature of Salticidae. Body translucent, frequently green or yellow. Long-legged relative to body size.
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Habitat
Found in foliage of mesic ; tropical forests of the Amazonian region.
Distribution
Neotropical region: South America, Central America, and southern United States. Argentina (Misiones province, with southernmost records for some ); Colombia (Casa de las Mariposas, Laguna Francisco José de Caldas; Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete).
Behavior
Nests are large and sheet-like, serving as sites for resting, moulting, and ovipositing; nests assist in by temporarily detaining prey. During predation, often omits elements typical of salticid predatory sequences; tends to ambush rather than stalk prey, and lunges at prey from close range instead of leaping. Males exhibit including holding palps erect; cohabitation (males waiting for subadult females to moult) has been observed. Visual recognition of conspecifics involves examination of features on both and legs; modulate visual recognition and can hasten identification of features. Courtship versatility appears less developed than in other salticids, apparently related to relatively open nesting on leaves.
Similar Taxa
- Lynx spiders (Oxyopidae)Superficially similar in body form and use, but distinguished by arrangement—Lyssomanes possesses the large eyes characteristic of Salticidae, whereas lynx spiders lack these.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Pheromones exert top-down effects on visual recognition in the jumping spiderLyssomanes viridis
- Description of the female of Lyssomanes miniaceus, with a new distribution record for L. belgranoi (Araneae: Salticidae)
- Comparative study of lyssomanine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae): Silk use and predatory behaviour of Asemonea, Goleba, Lyssomanes , and Onomastus
- Comparative study of the display and mating behaviour of lyssomanine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), especially Asemonea tenuipes, Goleba puella , and Lyssomanes viridis
- On new records and distribution of ten species of the genus <I>Lyssomanes</I> Hentz from southern South America (Araneae: Salticidae: Lyssomaninae)
- Retinal mosaics of the principal eyes of two primitive jumping spiders, Yaginumanis and Lyssomanes : clues to the evolution of Salticid vision
- A comparative study of Old and New World Lyssomanines (Araneae, Salticidae): Utilisation of silk and predatory behaviour of Asemonea tenuipes and Lyssomanes viridis