Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Dendryphantinae » Phidippus » otiosus group (Phidippus otiosus group) » Phidippus pius
Photo#145590
jumping spider - Phidippus pius - female
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

jumping spider - Phidippus pius - Female
Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
September 13, 2007
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 14 September, 2007 - 6:26pm
Last updated 18 September, 2007 - 9:51pm

Thanks Don
All the others in the guide are from the southwest. This little girl must be lost:-)
… tom murray, 18 September, 2007 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually...
the revision of this genus states that they are an "uncommon but widespread species." The only state record for the NE seems to be Pennsylvania. Also the revision states that the northern form is supposed to be the yellow form like the ones posted from the SW by Louis. The color variation that you found, Tom, is said to be found from Virginia to Florida, so maybe this one is lost. Either way, this girl was a great find. The image is very nice, so it's a great addition to the guide.
… Don Cadle, 19 September, 2007 - 4:08am login or register to post comments

Very nice
This appears to be an adult female P. pius. They look very much like clarus but have no basal band. The cardinalis seem to always have the chevron markings on the abdomen. Also, cardinalis look as though they're wearing a mask across the anterior eyes.
… Don Cadle, 18 September, 2007 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact