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Zygometis
Sign in to saveZygometis is a genus of spider in the family Thomisidae described by Simon in 1901, containing the sole species Zygometis xanthogaster, or the milky flower spider or white flower spider, with a distribution from Thailand to Australia (including Lord Howe Island). They are ambush predators.
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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Zygometis, and connects out to Australia, Thailand and Animalia.
It sits within the topics Fauna of Lord Howe Island, Monotypic Araneomorphae genera and Spiders of Asia.
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Species
Milky Flower Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyThomisidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thomisidae
- Image
- Flower Spider (Zygometis lactea).jpg
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- Zygometis
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- Category:Zygometis
- Commons category
- Zygometis
- taxon author citation
- Simon, 1901
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat
- Diet & ecology
- References
Zygometis is a genus of spider in the family Thomisidae described by Simon in 1901, containing the sole species Zygometis xanthogaster, or the milky flower spider or white flower spider, with a distribution from Thailand to Australia (including Lord Howe Island). They are ambush predators.
== Description == They are cream-white in colour, with brownish-red lines on the cephalothorax and abdomen. This coloration help them camouflage onto white flowers to ambush their prey. Females are 6.5 mm, while males are 3 mm.
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