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BugGuide Gathering
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July 10-12, 2009
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Species Eris militaris - Bronze Jumper

Eris militaris - male Bronze Jumper - Eris militaris - male Jumping Spider - Eris militaris Bronze Lake Jumper - Eris militaris Jumping Spider for ID - Eris militaris Jumping spider 3 - Eris militaris - male Bronze Jumper - Eris militaris - female Bronze Jumper - Eris militaris - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes)
Family Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)
Subfamily Dendryphantinae
Genus Eris
Species militaris (Bronze Jumper)
Other Common Names
Bronze Lake Jumper
Explanation of Names
Author of the name:Hentz. Year first published: 1845.
Internet References
The Nearctic Spider Database - Information and images.
salticidae.org - Diagnostic drawings and range map.