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 » purpuratus group (Phidippus purpuratus group) » Phidippus texanus
Photo#158722
Does this jumping spider belong to the Genus Eris? - Phidippus texanus - female
Copyright © 2007 Royce Milam

Does this jumping spider belong to the Genus Eris? - Phidippus texanus - Female
Near Krum, Denton County, Texas, USA
October 16, 2007

Images of this individual: tag all
Does this jumping spider belong to the Genus Eris? - Phidippus texanus - female Does this jumping spider belong to the Genus Eris? - Phidippus texanus - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Royce Milam on 27 November, 2007 - 7:35pm
Last updated 27 November, 2007 - 8:56pm

Ditto
As Jeff already said, she is probably guarding her eggsac. If you look around in this area, you may find more females guarding eggsacs. We would love to see more of these P. texanus females. I'd like to see if there is any variation between the females in that area.
… Don Cadle, 27 November, 2007 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Another Phidippus texanus?
I have posted another photo of a similar Phidippus sp. that was taken last summer at the same conservation easement -- http://bugguide.net/node/view/159949. The distance between the two spider locations is 1.84 miles. I will try to get more photos of this species but it will be a year before I return to this easement.
… Royce Milam, 6 December, 2007 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Nice
A female Phidippus texanus, probably guarding eggs.
New species for BG.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 November, 2007 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
That's terrific. Thanks for
That's terrific. Thanks for the i.d. Jeff. You always respond very quickly. An informed opinion really speeds up my process, especially when I am searching in the wrong direction.
… Royce Milam, 27 November, 2007 - 10:01pm 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