Adult Male - Phidippus cryptus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Phidippus » johnsoni group (Phidippus johnsoni group) » Phidippus cryptus

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Adult Male - Phidippus cryptus -

Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada
June 15, 2010
Size: BL = 7.5 mm

Phidippus cryptus

June 17, 2010: I have to check the palp, but this looks like a P. johnsoni to me. It's similar to the P. borealis I usually find in this area, and about the same size, but with more orange/red coloring on the abdomen:

I found it completely by accident. I was out walking my dog along a gravel road and was actually looking for rocks (new hobby, rock polishing). Suddenly, there he was looking up at me with his front legs spread wide open, possibly in a defensive stance. For years P. borealis has been the only species of this genus I've been able to find around my place, so I'm happy this guy turned up! The question now is: where is the female?

[January 1, 2011: I checked the left palp and to me it looks a lot closer to P. cryptus than P. johnsoni.]

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Contributed by John Sloan on 17 June, 2010 - 1:56am
Last updated 7 October, 2011 - 2:46pm

Moved

Moved from Phidippus.

With thanks to Don Buckle, who looked at the photos and confirmed the species ID.

… John Sloan, 3 January, 2011 - 11:21pm

So after searching the net fo

So after searching the net for a while, I came across this picture and realized this is the spider I found in my kitchen this morning in Southern California.

… mssch, 23 September, 2012 - 2:21pm

These are always difficult (IMO), but I think you've got it right here. Based on distribution alone, it would seem to have to be cryptus, but the images of the palp also seem to support the species, particularly the ventral view.

Interesting, chances should be good that the species occurs in South Dakota -- at least in the northeast corner, if not even further.

Since it's a relatively new species, you might want to drop a note to G. B.

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 2 January, 2011 - 9:08am

Moved

Moved from Johnson Jumper.

… John Sloan, 2 January, 2011 - 1:39am

Seems like a good possibility

Seems like a good possibility, doesn't it?

-K

… Kevin Pfeiffer, 17 June, 2010 - 5:18am

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