Lined lynx spider | Oxyopes lineatipes

Oxyopes lineatipes (C. L. Koch, 1847) (Family: Oxyopidae)

Common name: Lined lynx spider

Size: Female 7-9 mm, Male 5-7 mm

Distribution: India, China to Philippines, Java, Sumatra

Description: Cephalothorax longer than wide, reddish brown, remaining region somewhat circular in outline. Ocular region whitish, traversed by two longitudinal black lines touching anterior median eyes and posterior median eyes, and continuing down to clypeus and chelicerae. Posterior row strongly procurved; anterior row strongly recurved. Two longitudinal whitish lines in the middle bordered by a blackish line on either side. Lateral side of cephalic portion and clypeus bears with narrow black line on either side. Legs greenish brown, spiny, retrolateral surface of femora I-IV bears a blackish line. Tarsal bulb of palp slightly blackish; anterior tip pointed. Abdomen longer than wide, tapering to posterior end, middorsal area brownish, bordered on either side by a lateral white longitudinal band. Lateral sides also bear a narrow white line.

Natural History: Common in green leaves of garden plants during daytime.

Contributed By : Sudhikumar A.V.