Runcinia acuminata
| Runcinia acuminata | |
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| Runcinia acuminata on Plantago plant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Runcinia |
| Species: | R. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Runcinia acuminata (Thorell, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Misumena elongata | |
Runcinia acuminata is a species of crab spiders.
Females reach a body length of about 10 mm, males less than 6 mm. They are often found in seeding heads of grasses, where the females build and camouflage their egg sacs. They mainly feed on moths that visit these grasses.
Distribution
[edit]This species is known from Bangladesh to Japan, Borneo, New Guinea and Australia (New South Wales and Queensland).
Name
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin acuminatus "pointed".
External links
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