Paraphidippus aurantius

Paraphidippus aurantius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Salticidae
Genus:	Paraphidippus
Species:	P. aurantius
Binomial name
Paraphidippus aurantius (Lucas, 1833)
Synonyms
Salticus aurantius Attus chrysis Attus iris Attus multicolor Plexippus orichalceus Attus aurantius Attus brendeli Plexippa chrysis Phylaeus chrysis Dendryphantes multicolor Phidippus orichalceus Phidippus fraternus Philaeus multicolor Paraphidippus chrysis Paraphydippus multicolor Paraphydippus aureus Dendryphantes aurantius Eris aurantia

Paraphidippus aurantius is a species of jumping spider.

Distribution

P. aurantius occurs from the USA to Panama, and on the Greater Antilles.

In popular culture

It is featured in the hit horror - comedy Eight Legged Freaks.

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

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