Ligonipes is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Five of the six described species are found in the Australian region, the exception being Ligonipes similis, recorded as being from Sumatra. Their body form mimics ants.
L. semitectus is a very common spider in Queensland, Australia. Males are 4 mm long, females 5 mm. There has been no information about L. similis (formerly in genus Rhombonotus) since its original description in 1882.
Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: Ligonipes flavipes Rainbow, 1920 – Norfolk Island Ligonipes illustris Karsch, 1878 – Queensland Ligonipes lacertosus (Thorell, 1881) – Queensland Ligonipes semitectus (Simon, 1900) – Queensland Ligonipes similis (Hasselt, 1882) – Sumatra Ligonipes synageloides (Szombathy, 1915) – New Guinea
References
Further reading Richardson, B.J.; Zabka, M.; Gray, M.R. & Milledge, G. (2006). "Distributional patterns of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Australia". Journal of Biogeography 33(4): 707-719.
External links Find-a-Spider: Ligonipes semitectus