| 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 | |
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Hibana velox (Becker, 1879) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anyphaena velox |
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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).