Yellow ghost spider | |
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male H. velox | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Anyphaenidae |
Genus: | Hibana |
Species: | H. velox |
Binomial name | |
Hibana velox (Becker, 1879) |
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Synonyms | |
Anyphaena velox |
Anyphaena velox
Anyphaena floridana
Aysha orlandensis
Anyphaena verrilli
Chiracanthium falculum
Anyphaena pallidula
Aysha velox
Hibana velox (formerly also known as Aysha velox) is a common spider of North America. It can be found in foliage and in houses. It is useful in preying on insects like the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Gracillariidae).