Phidippus cardinalis

Phidippus cardinalis
Female Cardinal Jumper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Salticidae
Genus:	Phidippus
Species:	P. cardinalis
Binomial name
Phidippus cardinalis (Hentz, 1845)
Synonyms
Attus cardinalis Attus rufus Phidippus bivittatus Attus m'cookii Phidippus ruber Phidippus mccooki Phidippus aureopilosus Dendryphantes ruber Dendryphantes cardinalis Phidippus oaklandensis Dendryphantes aureopilosus Dendryphantes mccooki Phidippus maccocki

Phidippus cardinalis is a species of jumping spider. It is commonly called Cardinal jumper. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps in the genus Dasymutilla (commonly known as "velvet ants"); several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration, and possess a very painful sting.[1]

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  Male face
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  Male dorsal
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  Female face
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  Female dorsal

Distribution

P. cardinalis occurs in United States and Mexico, and possibly Panama.

External links

• Photographs of P. cardinalis
• Diagnostic drawings
• Taxonomic references
• Roach, S. H. 1988. Reproductive periods of Phidippus species (Araneae, Salticidae) in South Carolina. J. Arachnol., 16:95-101 (pdf)