Lynx spiders

Peucetia rubrolineata · Order: Araneae · Family: Oxyopidae

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Lynx spiders
Photo: Jean Martins, CC BY

Males are about 5.7 to 10.3 mm long and females range from 2.9 to 13.3 mm. The carapace is orange with a red groove and two red longitudinal bands that can be very wide.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Live specimens show two median red longitudinal bands that may cover almost the whole carapace.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males measure 5.71 to 10.28 mm in total length. Females measure 2.85 to 13.28 mm in total length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It has been recorded in Brazil, where many type specimens were once kept at the Museu Nacional.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range covers the Neotropics from Panama to central Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Lynx spiders photo 3
Photo: Helio Lourencini, CC BY
Lynx spiders photo 4
Photo: Helio Lourencini, CC BY
Lynx spiders photo 5
Photo: Alex Popovkin, CC BY

Same family (Oxyopidae)

Green Lynx SpiderGreen Lynx SpiderPeucetia viridansCan biteStriped Lynx SpiderStriped Lynx SpiderOxyopes salticusWestern Lynx SpiderWestern Lynx SpiderOxyopes scalaris

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucetia_rubrolineata

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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