Habrocestum hongkongiense
| Habrocestum hongkongiense | |
|---|---|
| male eating an ant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Habrocestum |
| Species: | H. hongkongiense
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| Binomial name | |
| Habrocestum hongkongiense Prószyński, 1992
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Habrocestum hongkongiense is a species of jumping spider in the genus Habrocestum. It is found in China.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Jerzy Prószyński in 1992 based on a male holotype collected in Hong Kong in 1976.[2] The female remains unknown.[2]
Distribution
H. hongkongiense has been recorded from China, specifically from Hong Kong where the type specimen was collected.[1][2]
Description
H. hongkongiense is a small jumping spider with the typical abdominal pattern of the genus Habrocestum, featuring two large white spots that in this species are fused together.[2] The male has a dark brown cephalothorax with an indistinct median longitudinal line of white setae, and white hairs arranged in transverse lines on the eye field that form a white spot behind the junction of the anterior median eyes.[2]
The male's first leg shows distinctive coloration with a dark brown femur, dorsally yellow patella, and a brown tibia that has a lighter yellow spot with white setae on the dorsal surface.[2] The palpal organ is comparable to other Habrocestum species but differs in having two tibial apophyses and a long, slightly wavy embolus.[2]