Species Phidippus regius - Regal Jumper

Classification · Size · Identification · Internet References

Female with grasshopper prey - Phidippus regius

unusual markings - Phidippus regius - female

Mating pair - Phidippus regius - male - female

Phidippus regius 6th instar - Phidippus regius

Daring Jumping Spider - Phidippus regius - 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 Phidippus

No Taxon (otiosus group)

Species regius (Regal Jumper)

Size

Adult males 6 - 18 mm, adult females 7 - 22 mm.

Identification

Keys for recognizing specimens of Phidippus regius, P. otiosus and P. audax are described in:

Edwards G.B. 1981. The regal jumping spider Phidippus regius (Araneae: Salticidae). Ent. Circ., Florida Dept. Agric. Consumers Service, Gainesville, 223: 1-3, 4 f. (PDF) (HTML)

Internet References

University of Florida Featured Creatures

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 September, 2004 - 8:47pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Jay Barnes, Jeff Hollenbeck
Last updated 19 June, 2008 - 1:44pm

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