Species Philodromus praelustris

Classification · Explanation of Names

Unknown Spider - Philodromus praelustris

spider in the grass - Philodromus praelustris

Master Bath Guest (Running Crab Spider--Species-Philodromus praelustris) - Philodromus praelustris - male

running crab spider - Philodromus praelustris

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)

Genus Philodromus

Species praelustris (Philodromus praelustris)

Explanation of Names

Latin: "very illustrious or magnificent"

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 7 September, 2004 - 7:00pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 17 March, 2006 - 8:47pm

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