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Species Habronattus amicus

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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 Habronattus
No Taxon ( amicus group)
Species amicus (Habronattus amicus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
(Peckham & Peckham, 1909)
Identification
A distinct characteristic of the male is its "hairy" abdomen. Also note the unmodified 1st and 3rd legs and the black tarsi at the end of the male forelegs.

Male:


Female:
Range
Saskatchewan and Alberta south to New Mexico and California. (1)
Remarks
This species exhibits a wide degree of geographic variation with several distinct morphological forms.
Internet References
Video of Habronattus amicus by D. Walton
Works Cited
1.Salticidae of North America, including Mexico
Richman, David B., Bruce Cutler, & David E. Hill. 2012. Peckhamia, 95.3.
Contributed by marshal hedin on 21 February, 2011 - 10:53pm
Additional contributions by cheins, Dick Walton, dragonfly12
Last updated 23 December, 2022 - 10:05am

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