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Species Marpissa grata

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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 Marpissa
Species grata (Marpissa grata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
(Gertsch, 1936)
Identification
Male/Female

Palp
Range
This species has a peculiar range. It is primarily found in the Upper Midwest (MN, WI, MI, ONT) but is also known from Florida. (1)
See Also
Male M. grata are similar to dark morph male Maevia inclemens but lack the tufts of setae on the carapace. Additionally, M. grata is also found in grassy habitats whereas M. inclemens is found in forested habitats and forest edges.
Print References
North American jumping spiders of the subfamily Marpissinae (Araneae, Salticidae) by R.D. Barnes. American Museum Novitates no. 1867, 50 pp., 1958. (2)
Works Cited
1.Salticidae of North America, including Mexico
Richman, David B., Bruce Cutler, & David E. Hill. 2012. Peckhamia, 95.3.
2.North American jumping spiders of the subfamily Marpissinae (Araneae, Salticidae)
R.D. Barnes. 1958. American Museum novitates no. 1867, 50 pp.
Contributed by Ben Coulter on 29 January, 2011 - 1:10am
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 26 December, 2022 - 5:54pm

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