Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae)

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There are several genera of Lynx Spiders (Oxyopidae), coming in a variety of colours. Most of them have spiny bristles on their legs and spend their lives as hunting spiders, often seen waiting on the leaves, stems and flowers of plant, waiting to ambush the prey. They are quick and have good vision.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Chelicerata
• Class: Arachnida
• Order: Araneae
• Infraorder: Araneomorphae
• Family: Oxyopidae
  

• Genus Oxyopes
• Species:
  • Oxyopes amoenus
  • Oxyopes attenuatus
  • Oxyopes dingo (Central Australia)
  • Oxyopes elegans
  • Oxyopes godeffroyi
  • Oxyopes gracilipes
  • Oxyopes gratus
  • Oxyopes macilentus
  • Oxyopes molarius
  • Oxyopes mundulus
  • Oxyopes papuanus
  • Oxyopes punctatus
  • Oxyopes quadrifasciatus
  • Oxyopes rubicundus
  • Oxyopes variabilis
    
• Genus: Hamataliwa
• Species:
  • Hamataliwa cooki
  • Hamataliwa monroei
    
• Genus: Peucetia
• Species:
  • Peucetia albescens
  • Peucetia margaritata
    
• Genus: Pseudohostus
• Species:
  • Pseudohostus squamosus

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Footnote & References

1. Lynx Spiders, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=83843
2. Oxyopidae, Lynx Spiders, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:82a3ae44-7f31-459e-90e9-e251c76aa0c5

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