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Langona manicata
Langona manicata is a species of jumping spider in the genus Langona that lives in South Africa. The spider was first described by Eugène Simon in 1901. It is large, between 6 and 38 mm (0.24 and 1.50 in) long, the female larger than the male. The female has a white-grey cephalothorax with a stripe down the middle while the male has a black cephalothorax. The female also has a stripe of its abdomen, which the male lacks. It is hard to differentiate from other Langona spiders, particularly Langona avara. The main distinguishing characteristic is the colour of the hairs on the single apophysis on the male pedipalp.
From the article Langona manicata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The spider is large and hairy. The male measures about 6 mm (0.24 in) long. It has a black cephalothorax that is covered with black, red and yellow hairs. The eye field is large and the uppermost eyes are fringed with red hairs. The abdomen is short and also black, with a white line down the middle that has whitish-red hairs. The underside is yellow-white. Whitish-red hairs can also be found on the short legs. The tibial apophysis, or appendage, has a curved tip. Like other Lagona spiders, the chelicerae are toothless and there is a single apophysis on the pedipalp tibia, which enables it to be distinguished from other Aelurillinae. The female is larger than the male, typically 8 mm (0.31 in) long. It has a white-grey cephalothorax than is marked with a wide band down the middle and black edges. The abdomen similarly has a stripe, although it is greyish-red and thinner. The species is very similar to Langona avara, but differs in the colours of the hairs on the male pedipalp.
Range & habitat
Langona manicata is endemic to South Africa. The holotype was found in Makapan near Mokopane.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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 671963.