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Species Maevia inclemens - Dimorphic Jumper

A Salticid, maybe related to male in earlier post 1 of 2 - Maevia inclemens White-legged Black Jumping Spider - Maevia inclemens - male Maevia inclemens? - Maevia inclemens - male Dimorphic Jumper - Maevia inclemens Jumping Spider - Maevia inclemens Unknown jumping spider - Maevia inclemens Maevia inclemens Jumping Spider - Maevia inclemens
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
Genus Maevia
Species inclemens (Dimorphic Jumper)
Other Common Names
Dimorphic Jumping Spider
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
(Walckenaer, 1837)
Size
Male 5-7mm long
Female 7-10mm long
Identification
Male has two forms: the first has a black body, pale yellowish legs and three small tufts of black hair on the cephalothorax (fig. 1); the second form has a grayish body with red, white, and black markings (fig. 2). The female resembles the second form with faint V-shaped markings and a paler abdomen.

(Fig. 1) (Fig. 2)

Palp:

Epigynum:
Range
New England west to Manitoba and south to Texas and Florida. (1)
Print References
Milne, p. 911 (2)
Works Cited
1.Salticidae of North America, including Mexico
Richman, David B., Bruce Cutler, & David E. Hill. 2012. Peckhamia, 95.3.
2.National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders
Lorus and Margery Milne. 1980. Knopf.