Thiodina puerpera

Thiodina puerpera
male Thiodina puerpera
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)
Synonyms

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. ↑ 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. doi:10.1636/h03-45.
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Comstock, John Henry (1975) [First published 1912]. The Spider Book. Cornell University Press. pp. 678–679.

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