Spider (Hopping)(Clubiona spp)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Clubionidae
Genus: Clubiona
Species: Clubiona spp There are about 12 species in New Zealand.
Common name: Hopping spiders
Clubiona is a large spider genus that occurs almost worldwide. They are commonly called leafcurling sac spiders. Most of these species live in open areas on low shrubs, flax or under stones.
They can be divided into two groups. One has spots on its abdomen and the other has a dark line down the middle of its abdomen. They are called hopping spiders because most of the species will run and then give a hop. This hopping is different from the jump of jumping spiders.
A spotted Clubiona spider
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