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Species Habronattus clypeatus

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Habronattus clypeatus - male Habronattus clypeatus Jumper - Habronattus clypeatus Habronattus virgulatus or mexicanus? - Habronattus clypeatus - male Jumping Spider - Habronattus clypeatus Jumping spider - Habronattus clypeatus boldly patterned jumping spider - Habronattus clypeatus - male Habronattus clypeatus - male

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 (clypeatus group)
Species clypeatus (Habronattus clypeatus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

(Banks, 1895)

Identification

Male


Female

Range

Wyoming south through the mountainous states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico (as well as some of Mexico). (1)

Remarks

H. dossenus and H. clypeatus are very similar and both occur in southern Arizona. In the eastern part of their overlapping range, they are fairly distinct, but in the western part, they may be difficult to tell apart, especially if you are judging by their 3rd legs. Some other characteristics to compare:
* The underside of the 1st legs of H. dossenus are typically bare and greenish and fringed by thin white hairs, while the underside of the 1st legs of H. clypeatus are typically covered with scattered white scales and are more grayish in color.
* H. clypeatus typically has a white or tan band above the primary eyes, while H. dossenus doesn't.
The two species have also been known to hybridize.

See Also


Habronattus dossenus

Works Cited

1.Salticidae of North America, including Mexico
Richman, David B., Bruce Cutler, & David E. Hill. 2012. Peckhamia, 95.3.
Contributed by Ben Coulter on 24 September, 2011 - 7:51am
Additional contributions by cheins, dragonfly12
Last updated 23 December, 2022 - 8:49pm

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