Runcinia acuminata is a species of crab spiders.

Runcinia acuminata
Runcinia acuminata on Plantago plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Runcinia
Species:
R. acuminata
Binomial name
Runcinia acuminata
(Thorell, 1881)
Synonyms

Misumena elongata
Pistius acuminatus
Runcinia elongata
Runcinia albostriata

Females reach a body length of about 10 mm, males less than 6 mm. They are often found in seeding heads of grasses, where the females build and camouflage their egg sacs. They mainly feed on moths that visit these grasses.[1]

Distribution

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This species is known from Bangladesh to Japan, Borneo, New Guinea and Australia (New South Wales and Queensland).

Name

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The species name is derived from Latin acuminatus "pointed".

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