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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Platycryptus » Platycryptus californicus

Species Platycryptus californicus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Platycryptus
Species californicus (Platycryptus californicus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Platycryptus californicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888)
Range
British Columbia to Montana south to western Texas, to southern California.(1)
See Also
Platycryptus arizonensis overlaps somewhat in range (Barnes), but according to G.B. Edwards (pers. comm.) it differs from P. californicus by having a more speckled overall appearance and a less defined foliar pattern on the abdomen.
Print References
Barnes R.D. 1958; North American jumping spiders of the subfamily Marpissinae; American Museum Novitates, New York 1867: 1-50. (Full Text Here)
Edwards G.B. 2005b; A review of described Metacyrba, the status of Parkella, and notes on Platycryptus and Balmaceda, with comparison of the genera (Araneae: Salticidae: Marpissinae); Insecta Mundi, 19(4): 193-226 (Full Text Here)
Internet References
iNaturalist
GBIF
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 14 October, 2006 - 11:41am
Additional contributions by Jay Barnes, cheins, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 30 December, 2022 - 11:49am

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