Ligonipes
| Ligonipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: |
Ligonipes Karsch, 1878 |
| Type species | |
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Ligonipes illustris Karsch, 1878 |
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| Species | |
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See text. |
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| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
See text.
Ligonipes is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Five of the six described species are found in the Australian region, the exception being Ligonipes similis, recorded as being from Sumatra. Their body form mimics ants.
L. semitectus is a very common spider in Queensland, Australia. Males are 4 mm long, females 5 mm. There has been no information about L. similis (formerly in genus Rhombonotus) since its original description in 1882.
As of April 2017[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
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