Lyssomanes

The genus Lyssomanes belongs to the jumping spider family comprising 90 species, distributed throughout the South as well as Central America as well as the southern parts of the United States.

Lyssomanes Spider

Scientific Classification

Spiders Belonging To This Genus

  • Lyssomanes adisi
  • Lyssomanes amazonicus
  • Lyssomanes anchicaya
  • Lyssomanes antillanus
  • Lyssomanes austerus
  • Lyssomanes aya
  • Lyssomanes belgranoi
  • Lyssomanes benderi
  • Lyssomanes bitaeniatus
  • Lyssomanes blandus
  • Lyssomanes boraceia
  • Lyssomanes bryantae
  • Lyssomanes burrera
  • Lyssomanes camacanensis
  • Lyssomanes ceplaci
  • Lyssomanes consimilis
  • Lyssomanes convexus
  • Lyssomanes courtiali
  • Lyssomanes deinognathus
  • Lyssomanes devotoi
  • Lyssomanes dissimilis
  • Lyssomanes diversus
  • Lyssomanes eatoni
  • Lyssomanes ecuadoricus
  • Lyssomanes elegans
  • Lyssomanes elongatus
  • Lyssomanes euriensis
  • Lyssomanes flagellum
  • Lyssomanes fossor
  • Lyssomanes hieroglyphicus
  • Lyssomanes ipanemae
  • Lyssomanes janauari
  • Lyssomanes jemineus
  • Lyssomanes jucari
  • Lyssomanes lampeli
  • Lyssomanes lancetillae
  • Lyssomanes lehtineni
  • Lyssomanes leucomelas
  • Lyssomanes limpidus
  • Lyssomanes longipes
  • Lyssomanes maddisoni
  • Lyssomanes malinche
  • Lyssomanes manausensis
  • Lyssomanes mandibulatus
  • Lyssomanes matoensis
  • Lyssomanes mexicanus
  • Lyssomanes michae
  • Lyssomanes miniaceus
  • Lyssomanes minor
  • Lyssomanes nigrofimbriatus
  • Lyssomanes nigropictus
  • Lyssomanes onkonensis
  • Lyssomanes parallelus
  • Lyssomanes paravelox
  • Lyssomanes parki
  • Lyssomanes patens
  • Lyssomanes pauper
  • Lyssomanes penicillatus
  • Lyssomanes perafani
  • Lyssomanes peruensis
  • Lyssomanes pescadero
  • Lyssomanes pichilingue
  • Lyssomanes placidus
  • Lyssomanes portoricensis
  • Lyssomanes protarsalis
  • Lyssomanes quadrinotatus
  • Lyssomanes reductus
  • Lyssomanes remotus
  • Lyssomanes robustus
  • Lyssomanes romani
  • Lyssomanes rudis
  • Lyssomanes santarem
  • Lyssomanes silvestris
  • Lyssomanes similis
  • Lyssomanes spiralis
  • Lyssomanes sylvicola
  • Lyssomanes taczanowskii
  • Lyssomanes tapirapensis
  • Lyssomanes tapuiramae
  • Lyssomanes tarmae
  • Lyssomanes temperatus
  • Lyssomanes tenuis
  • Lyssomanes trifurcatus
  • Lyssomanes trinidadus
  • Lyssomanes tristis
  • Lyssomanes unicolor
  • Lyssomanes velox
  • Lyssomanes vinocurae
  • Magnolia Green Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis)
  • Lyssomanes waorani
  • Lyssomanes wiwa
  • Lyssomanes yacui

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: They have a body length of approximately 8 mm (0.31 inch), the females being smaller.

Color: They are mostly yellow or green.

Other Characteristic Features: Their bodies are translucent, and most species of this genus are long-legged.

Eggs

The eggs are pale green laid under leaves, with a single clutch containing about 30 to 70 of them.

Spiderlings

They are green and disperse in a while after birth.

The Web

Most species of this genus do not build webs to catch prey or for any other reason.

Are the Species of the Lyssomanes Genus Venomous and Do They Bite

They bite when threatened or provoked, but their venom is not harmful to humans.

Quick Facts

Lifespan About a year
Distribution South and Central America
Habitat Foliage in moist areas
Diet Mites, ants as well as other spiders

Did You Know

  • They have a close resemblance with the lynx spiders barring the fact that the former has big anterior median eyes.

Image Credits: bugguide.net

The genus Lyssomanes belongs to the jumping spider family comprising 90 species, distributed throughout the South as well as Central America as well as the southern parts of the United States.

Lyssomanes Spider

Spiders Belonging To This Genus

  • Lyssomanes adisi
  • Lyssomanes amazonicus
  • Lyssomanes anchicaya
  • Lyssomanes antillanus
  • Lyssomanes austerus
  • Lyssomanes aya
  • Lyssomanes belgranoi
  • Lyssomanes benderi
  • Lyssomanes bitaeniatus
  • Lyssomanes blandus
  • Lyssomanes boraceia
  • Lyssomanes bryantae
  • Lyssomanes burrera
  • Lyssomanes camacanensis
  • Lyssomanes ceplaci
  • Lyssomanes consimilis
  • Lyssomanes convexus
  • Lyssomanes courtiali
  • Lyssomanes deinognathus
  • Lyssomanes devotoi
  • Lyssomanes dissimilis
  • Lyssomanes diversus
  • Lyssomanes eatoni
  • Lyssomanes ecuadoricus
  • Lyssomanes elegans
  • Lyssomanes elongatus
  • Lyssomanes euriensis
  • Lyssomanes flagellum
  • Lyssomanes fossor
  • Lyssomanes hieroglyphicus
  • Lyssomanes ipanemae
  • Lyssomanes janauari
  • Lyssomanes jemineus
  • Lyssomanes jucari
  • Lyssomanes lampeli
  • Lyssomanes lancetillae
  • Lyssomanes lehtineni
  • Lyssomanes leucomelas
  • Lyssomanes limpidus
  • Lyssomanes longipes
  • Lyssomanes maddisoni
  • Lyssomanes malinche
  • Lyssomanes manausensis
  • Lyssomanes mandibulatus
  • Lyssomanes matoensis
  • Lyssomanes mexicanus
  • Lyssomanes michae
  • Lyssomanes miniaceus
  • Lyssomanes minor
  • Lyssomanes nigrofimbriatus
  • Lyssomanes nigropictus
  • Lyssomanes onkonensis
  • Lyssomanes parallelus
  • Lyssomanes paravelox
  • Lyssomanes parki
  • Lyssomanes patens
  • Lyssomanes pauper
  • Lyssomanes penicillatus
  • Lyssomanes perafani
  • Lyssomanes peruensis
  • Lyssomanes pescadero
  • Lyssomanes pichilingue
  • Lyssomanes placidus
  • Lyssomanes portoricensis
  • Lyssomanes protarsalis
  • Lyssomanes quadrinotatus
  • Lyssomanes reductus
  • Lyssomanes remotus
  • Lyssomanes robustus
  • Lyssomanes romani
  • Lyssomanes rudis
  • Lyssomanes santarem
  • Lyssomanes silvestris
  • Lyssomanes similis
  • Lyssomanes spiralis
  • Lyssomanes sylvicola
  • Lyssomanes taczanowskii
  • Lyssomanes tapirapensis
  • Lyssomanes tapuiramae
  • Lyssomanes tarmae
  • Lyssomanes temperatus
  • Lyssomanes tenuis
  • Lyssomanes trifurcatus
  • Lyssomanes trinidadus
  • Lyssomanes tristis
  • Lyssomanes unicolor
  • Lyssomanes velox
  • Lyssomanes vinocurae
  • Magnolia Green Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis)
  • Lyssomanes waorani
  • Lyssomanes wiwa
  • Lyssomanes yacui

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: They have a body length of approximately 8 mm (0.31 inch), the females being smaller.

Color: They are mostly yellow or green.

Other Characteristic Features: Their bodies are translucent, and most species of this genus are long-legged.

Eggs

The eggs are pale green laid under leaves, with a single clutch containing about 30 to 70 of them.

Spiderlings

They are green and disperse in a while after birth.

The Web

Most species of this genus do not build webs to catch prey or for any other reason.

Are the Species of the Lyssomanes Genus Venomous and Do They Bite

They bite when threatened or provoked, but their venom is not harmful to humans.

Quick Facts

Lifespan About a year
Distribution South and Central America
Habitat Foliage in moist areas
Diet Mites, ants as well as other spiders

Did You Know

  • They have a close resemblance with the lynx spiders barring the fact that the former has big anterior median eyes.

Image Credits: bugguide.net

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