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Sassacus vitis

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Sassacus vitis
Male Sassacus vitis
Female Sassacus vitis
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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 milimetres, with females being much larger than males and duller in color.[1] Because of their small size, these spiders feed primarily on small insects and flies.[citation needed]

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.