Saitis mutans

Saitis mutans is a species of spider in the genus Saitis. It is endemic to Australia.[1]

Saitis mutans
Saitis mutans (male)
Saitis mutans (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Saitis
Species:
S. mutans
Binomial name
Saitis mutans
Otto & Hill, 2012[1][2]

The male spiders vary in length from 3.35 to 3.72 mm, while the females are slightly longer (3.72 to 4.12 mm). When courting, the male uses simple semaphoring movements of his extended third pair of legs.[2]

Etymology

The species epithet, mutans, is Latin for "changing", and refers to the fact that the females are highly variable in appearance.[2]

References


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