Runcinia acuminata
| Runcinia acuminata | |
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| R. acuminata on ribwort | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Subfamily: | Thomisinae |
| Genus: | Runcinia |
| Species: | R. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Runcinia acuminata (Thorell, 1881) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Misumena elongata |
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Runcinia acuminata is a species of crab spiders.
Females reach a body length of about 10 mm, males less than 6 mm. They are often found in seeding heads of grasses, where the females build and camouflage their egg sacs. They mainly feed on moths that visit these grasses.[1]
Distribution
This species is known from Bangladesh to Japan, Borneo, New Guinea and Australia (New South Wales and Queensland).
