Aelurillus v-insignitus

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iAelurillus v-insignitus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Aelurillus
Species: A. v-insignitus
Binomial name
Aelurillus v-insignitus
(Clerck, 1757)

Aelurillus v-insignitus is a jumping spider.

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[edit] Appearance

The male has v-shaped rows of hairs on its head and a pronounced white median stripe on its abdomen. The female is mottled brown. The spider can reach a length of 7mm.

They seem to jump around. Their size varies between 4 and 7 mm.

[edit] Etymology

insignitus is Latin for "signed", because of the white chevron on the back of the male spider.

[edit] Distribution

A. v-insignitus occurs in the Palearctic. It is the only Aelurillus species that occurs in northwestern Europe.

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