Aelurillus v-insignitus

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

Araneus litera v insignitus
Araneus litera v notatus
Aranea navaria
Aranea insignita
Aranea punctata
Aranea litterata
Attus litteratus
Attus quinquepartitus
Attus insignitus
Salticus quinquepartitus
Euophrys quinquepartitus
Attus quinquefidus
Dia quinquepartita
Salticus nidicolens
Attus v-insignitus
Pandora litterata
Dia quinquefida
Euophrys insignitus
Yllenus v-insignitus
Aelurops insignitus
Aelurops v-insignitus
Ictidops v-insignitus
Aelurillus insignitus
Phlegra v-insignita
Phlegra v-insignitus

Aelurillus v-insignitus is a species of 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 between 4 and 7mm.

[edit] Name

insignitus is Latin for "signed", because of the white chevron on the back of the male spider, which is in the form of the letter "V".

[edit] Distribution

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

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