Ligonipes


Ligonipes is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Five of the six described species are found in the Australian region, the exception being Ligonipes similis, recorded as being from Sumatra. Their body form mimics ants.
L. semitectus is a very common spider in Queensland, Australia. Males are 4 mm long, females 5 mm. There has been no information about L. similis since its original description in 1882.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:Ligonipes flavipes Rainbow, 1920Norfolk IslandLigonipes illustris Karsch, 1878QueenslandLigonipes lacertosusQueenslandLigonipes semitectus – QueenslandLigonipes similisSumatraLigonipes synageloidesNew Guinea