Plexippus petersi

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Plexippus petersi
Plexippus petersi (jumping spider) on a human finger at golden hour.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Plexippus
Species:
P. petersi
Binomial name
Plexippus petersi
(Karsch, 1878)

Plexippus petersi is a species of jumping spider native to Asia and has been introduced to Africa and Pacific islands.[1]

Distribution[edit]

It has been reported in China, Japan, Indonesia, New Guinea, Africa, the Philippines, Vietnam,[2] Laos,[3] Cambodia,[3] India.

Description[edit]

The male is between 6 and 10 mm (0.24 and 0.39 in), not counting limbs.[2] The female is around 10 millimetres (0.3937007874 in).

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