Thiodina puerpera
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| Thiodina puerpera | |
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| male Thiodina puerpera | |
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| female Thiodina puerpera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Thiodina |
| Species: | T. puerpera |
| Binomial name | |
| Thiodina puerpera (Hentz, 1846) | |
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Attus puerperus Hentz, 1846 | |
Thiodina puerpera is a species of jumping spider commonly found in the eastern United States. Its range stretches along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and north to Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.[1] It is usually found in grassy areas during the warmer months of the year.[2] Adult females are between 7 and 11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) in length.[2][3] Adult males are between 5 and 7 mm (0.2–0.3 in).[1][3]
The species name is from Latin "puerpera", "just having born a child" (from "puer", child, and "pario", give birth).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richman, David B.; Richard S. Vetter (2004). "A Review of the Spider Genus Thiodina (Araneae, Salticidae) in the United States". The Journal of Arachnology 32 (3): 424–426.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Howell, W. Mike; Ronald L. Jenkins (2004). Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide. Pearson Education. pp. 336–337.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Comstock, John Henry (1975) [First published 1912]. The Spider Book. Cornell University Press. pp. 678–679.
External links
Media related to Thiodina puerpera at Wikimedia Commons- Thiodina puerpera at Bugguide.net
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