''Cosmophasis baehrae'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
jumping spider
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...
found in
Australia.
It is named after entomologist
Barbara Baehr
Barbara Baehr (born Hoffmann; 25 February 1953) is a German research scientist, entomologist, arachnologist, and spider taxonomist. She has described over 400 new spider species, mostly from Australia. She is originally from Pforzheim, Germany.
...
.
Description
''Cosmophasis baehrae'' has the inner two forward looking eyes greatly enlarged, typical of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Diagnostic for this species is a white bar on the carapace just behind the rearmost pair of eyes.
[ The body length of the male is and female .][
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Distribution
''Cosmophasis baehrae'' is found along northern coastal regions of Australia from Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
in the east to Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...
.
Gallery
Cosmophasis baehrae 8389.jpg, Female ''Cosmophasis baehrae'' front view
Cosmophasis baehrae (male) 6727.jpg, Male distinguished by the vertical white mark between the anterior median eyes
References
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Salticidae
Spiders of Australia
Spiders described in 2012