Trite auricoma

Trite auricoma, commonly known as the golden-brown jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1886 by Arthur Urquhart and has undergone numerous revisions. They can reach up to 8.8 mm (0.35 in) in length and the males have a yellow clypeal band that resembles a mustache. They are common and widely distributed throughout New Zealand, where they often live in Phormium and Cordyline vegetation. They are carnivores that actively hunt their prey and can be selective about what they chose to eat. Their hunting behaviour can be broken down into three phases: orientation, pursuits and capture. After hatching from eggs, they remain in the eggsac for a time until they moult into their second instar. T. auricoma are also a host of spider hunting wasps, such as Priocnemis, which paralyses and feeds the spider to its larvae. Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, the species is categorised as "Not Threatened".