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Salticidae Cosmophasis

Cosmophasis lami Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997

Tangerine Garden Jumper

This species is easily recognised in the field by the orange colouration in both males and females. The iridescent orange scales covering the body are easily rubbed off as the spider ages, resulting in a dull orange colouration with dark bands or patches.

Length♀ 5–6 mm; ♂ 5–6 mm
DistributionWidespread, including Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah), Philippines, Japan, Australia, Fiji.
HabitatShrubs in sunny places such as gardens, villages, scrubland, and forest fringes.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references*

  1. Cosmophasis lami (Original description ♂)

    Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997 Salticidae of the Pacific Islands: 123, f. 58-60

  2. Cosmophasis squamata (♀, D♂, misidentified)

    Saaristo, 2002 New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea [sic]): 24, f. 64-69

  3. Cosmophasis squamata (♂♀, misidentified)

    Saaristo, 2010 Araneae: 179, f. 21-26

  4. Cosmophasis lami (♂, D♀)

    Żabka & Waldock, 2012 Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions: 123, f. 17A-F, 18A-D, 19A-F doi:10.3161/000345412X633694

  5. Cosmophasis lami (♂, D♀)

    Dierkens & Charlat, 2013 Contribution à la connaissance des araignées des îles de la Société (Polynésie française): 67, f. 5-7, 8A-D

  6. Cosmophasis lami (♂♀)

    Suguro, 2013a The first record of Cosmophasis lami (Araneae: Salticidae) from Japan: 19, f. 1-10 doi:10.2476/asjaa.62.19

  7. Cosmophasis lami (mf habitus)

    Hurni-Cranston & Hill, 2021 Three new jumping spiders of the genus Cosmophasis from Wallacea (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini): 27, f. 24-27

  8. Cosmophasis lami (♂)

    Baba & Moriguchi, 2021 [First record of Cosmophasis lami on Okinawa Island]: 81, f. 1A-B

  9. Cosmophasis lami (♂)

    Chen, Lin & Ueng, 2021 Three new species and six newly recorded species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Taiwan: 293, f. 5A-D doi:10.4236/nr.2021.129021

  10. Cosmophasis lami (♂♀)

    Tam & Dang, 2024 First record of Cosmophasis lami (Berry, Beatty & Prószyński 1997) in Vietnam (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini): 1, f. 1.1-6, 2.1-9

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Cosmophasis lami Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997

Widespread, including Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah), Philippines, Japan, Australia, Fiji.

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