Attulus caricis
Appearance
Attulus caricis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Attulus |
Species: | A. caricis
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Binomial name | |
Attulus caricis | |
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Attulus caricis is a species of spider in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It has a Palearctic distribution,[1] including Britain.[2] Until 2017, it was placed in the genus Sitticus.[1]
Description
[edit]Both males and females have a body length of around 3–4 mm (1⁄8–3⁄16 in), males having smaller abdomens. Like other species in the genus, the basic body colour is dull brown or dark grey. Markings vary, with some specimens having orange and white hairs.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Attulus caricis is found in Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Taxon details Calositticus caricis (Westring, 1861)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Summary for Sitticus caricis". Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme. British Arachnological Society. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Roberts, M.J. (1995). Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. London: HarperCollins. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-00-219981-0.