Attulus fasciger
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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. fasciger
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Binomial name | |
Attulus fasciger W. Maddison, in Maddison et al., 2020 (Simon, 1880)[1]
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Attulus fasciger is a species of spider from the family Salticidae native to northern and western Asia. However, it has also been introduced to North America.[1]
Description
[edit]The spider is brownish-black coloured,[2] has 8 eyes, and is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) in size.[3] The sexes are similar in size but the males have a small, but more slender abdomen compared to the female, with larger black palps.[4][5]
Species history
[edit]The species, originally found throughout north and west Asia,[6] is an introduced species in North America and was first documented there in the 1950s or 1960s. Their success can be attributed to colonizing man-made structures, which provide refuge and camouflage for the mottled brown-and-grey spiders. This species also capitalizes on the artificial lighting found on many buildings, which attracts prey at night, thereby providing these visually-acute spiders with extended foraging opportunities.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Taxon details Sitticus fasciger (Simon, 1880)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2018-09-19
- ^ "Sitticus fasciger or pubescens - Sitticus". Bug Guide. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Sitticus fasciger Jumping Spider". Flickr. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Female Jumping Spider (Sitticus fasciger)". Minnesota Spiders. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Matsumoto, Seiji; Chikun, Yasunosuke (1987). "Notes on the Life History of Sitticus fasciger". Journal of Arachnology. 15 (2). American Arachnological Society: 205–212. JSTOR 3705730.
- ^ "Sitticus fasciger - bugguide.net". Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Sitticus fasciger (Simon) - jumping spider". Rkwalton. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
External links
[edit]Media related to Sitticus fasciger at Wikimedia Commons