Bug FAQGoldband Thyene Jumping Spider
Thyene natalii · Order: Araneae · Family: Salticidae
The Goldband Thyene Jumping Spider is a small spider about 5 to 8 mm long with an oval abdomen. Both males and females have distinctive crosswise bands on the abdomen, and the male’s head is dark brown with a medium-dark tan band on the sides and back. It lives throughout eastern and southern Africa, especially in South Africa’s greener biomes and some agricultural areas.
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How to recognize it
Both sexes show crosswise bands on the abdomen, a unique trait in the genus. Males have a dark brown cephalic region with a medium-dark tan band around the sides and back.
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Size
Adults measure between 5 and 8 mm in length and have an ovoid abdomen.
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Where it lives
In South Africa it is found in the country's more verdant floral biomes and in several agricultural systems.
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Where it comes from
Its distribution covers eastern and southern Africa. The species was first described from South Africa by Peckham & Peckham.
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Lookalikes
It is the only Thyene species where both sexes have crosswise scales on the abdomen.
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Same family (Salticidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyene_natalii
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