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Nyssus coloripes

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| image = Supunna picta (10388965566).jpg

| genus = Nyssus

| species = coloripes

| authority = (Walckenaer, 1805){{cite journal |last=Raven |first=R. J. |date=2015 |title=A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific |url=https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3958.1.1 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=3958 |number=1 |pages=1–258 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1 |pmid=26249225 |access-date= 12 May 2019|url-access=subscription }}

| synonyms = *Supunna picta

  • Storena auripes

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Nyssus coloripes, known commonly in Australia as the orange-legged swift spider, but also as the spotted ground swift spider, the fleet footed spider and the painted swift spider,{{Cite web|url=https://spiderid.com/spider/corinnidae/nyssus/coloripes/|title = Nyssus coloripes (Orange-legged Swift Spider) - Spider Identification & Pictures}} is a spider belonging to the family Corinnidae. It is found commonly in Australia and New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1805 by Charles Walckenaer.Walckenaer, C. A. (1805). [https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/67 Tableau des aranéides ou caractères essentiels des tribus, genres, familles et races que renferme le genre Aranea de Linné, avec la désignation des espèces comprises dans chacune de ces divisions]. Dentu, Paris, 88 pp. It was most recently revised in 2015.{{Cite journal |last=Raven |first=Robert J. |date=2015-05-20 |title=A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific |url=https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3958.1.1 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=3958 |issue=1 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1 |issn=1175-5334|url-access=subscription }}

Description

Orange-legged swift spiders are mostly black in appearance, with white spots along most of the body and orange front legs. They are typically 6–7 mm in length.

Distribution and habitat

The orange-legged swift spider is native to Australia. It was introduced to New Zealand around 1943 and is fully naturalised.

In New Zealand, it is commonly found inside homes and in short grassland.{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=R. R. |last2=Poulson |first2=B. A. |date=1990 |title=Predatory versatility and intraspecific interactions of Supunna picta (Araneae: Clubionidae) |journal=New Zealand Journal of Zoology |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=169–184 |doi=10.1080/03014223.1990.10422594}}

Behaviour

Orange-legged swift spiders are diurnal. They often hunt prey without the use of webs, though they may use their webs to detect prey.

Gallery

File:Spotted Ground Swift Spider imported from iNaturalist photo 6199288 on 6 October 2024.jpg

File:Spotted Ground Swift Spider imported from iNaturalist photo 24034464 on 6 October 2024.jpg

File:Spotted Ground Swift Spider imported from iNaturalist photo 140503625 on 6 October 2024.jpg

File:Spotted Ground Swift Spider imported from iNaturalist photo 19906613 on 6 October 2024.jpg

References

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External links

  • [http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/invertid/bug_details.asp?Bu_Id=224] http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/invertid/bug_details.asp?Bu_Id=224
  • [http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=1807] Supunna picta (L. Koch, 1873) Painted Swift Spider

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Category:Spiders of Australia

Category:Spiders described in 1873

Category:Spiders of New Zealand

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