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Ascyltus pterygodes
Ascyltus pterygodes is a cosmopolitan jumping spider of the Pacific. The spider belongs to the genus Ascyltus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified by their relatively large size and the iridescent scales on their carapace. The population density of this species is unknown.
From the article Ascyltus pterygodes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A. pterygodes are large to very large specimens. In addition to iridescent scales on the antero-lateral carapace A. pterygodes have very large and prominent cheek areas with their chelicerae distended forward. Other identifying features include the absence of lateral spines on the first metatarsi, three rows of eyes, and a large multicusped tooth.
Range & habitat
Many found specimens of A. pterygodes have been found in the Laupāhoehoe area. This area includes forests composed of ‘ohi‘a and koa. These forests are wet and mountainous regions with some being poorly drained portions. Due to this, they contain wet grasslands and small montane lakes with numerous streams running throughout the forests. Laupahoehoe is located in the North Hilo District on the island of Hawaii and stretches from just above 1,600 feet to about 4,600 feet elevation. Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge is adjacent to Laupahoehoe Reserve and protects habitats for local wildlife A. pterygodes has been spotted on leaves and bushes. These include common shrubs and plants like banana. They have also been found inside homes, but this occurrence is not a common one.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
A. pterygodes are a rare sighting during most parts of the year but seem to go into hiding during the spring where none were found to be observed.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 203155.