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Species Habronattus cognatus

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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 (agilis group)
Species cognatus (Habronattus cognatus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)
Identification
Male:


Female:
Range
This is a widespread species that can be found from New York west to Alberta and south to New Mexico (and south into Mexico). It appears to be absent from the southeastern United States (Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico). (1)
Habitat
Sandy habitats with sparse vegetation.
Works Cited
1.Salticidae of North America, including Mexico
Richman, David B., Bruce Cutler, & David E. Hill. 2012. Peckhamia, 95.3.