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Species Phidippus asotus

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A Phidippus explores an old car - Phidippus asotus Phidippus male explores an old car - Phidippus asotus Phidippus male reacts to his reflection in chrome - Phidippus asotus Phidippus olympus ? - Phidippus asotus Jumping Spider - Phidippus asotus Phidippus female - Phidippus asotus - female Male, Madera Canyon jumper - Phidippus asotus - male Jumping spider - Phidippus asotus

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 Phidippus
No Taxon (mystaceus group)
Species asotus (Phidippus asotus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Identification

Male/Female

Range

This is a southwestern species. Western Oklahoma west to California and south to Texas and adjacent Mexico. (1)

Works Cited

1.Salticidae of North America, including Mexico
Richman, David B., Bruce Cutler, & David E. Hill. 2012. Peckhamia, 95.3.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 24 April, 2006 - 11:48am
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 31 December, 2022 - 3:58pm

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