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Sassacus vitis

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Sassacus vitis
Male Sassacus vitis
Female Sassacus vitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Sassacus
Species:
S. vitis
Binomial name
Sassacus vitis
(Cockerell, 1894)
Synonyms

Dendryphantes vitis
Icius vitis
Dendryphantes melanomerus
Dendryphantes apachecus
Dendryphantes mathetes
Metaphidippus mathetes
Dendryphantes melanomerus
Metaphidippus vitis

Sassacus vitis is a species of jumping spider. It is native to North America, with a range spanning from Canada to Panama. These spiders are normally no larger than five millimetres, with females being much larger than males, and duller in color.[1]

References

  1. ^ Richman, David B. (2008). "Revision of the jumping spider genus Sassacus (Araneae, Salticidae, Dendryphantinae) in North America" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 36 (1): 26–48. doi:10.1636/H07-03.1. ISSN 0161-8202. S2CID 83998396.