Icius subinermis

Taxobox
name = "Icius subinermis"

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image_caption = male "Icius subinermis" from Toledo, Spain
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Salticidae
subfamilia = Heliophaninae
genus = "Icius"
species = "I. subinermis"
binomial = "Icius subinermis"
binomial_authority = Simon, 1937
range_

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range_map_caption = approx. minimal distribution
range_map_width = 250px
synonyms ="Icius notabilis" (misidentified)

"Icius subinermis" is a species of jumping spider from the Mediterranean regionPlatnick 2008] .

Description

The two sexes have different coloration.Bellmann 1997]

Biology

"I. subinermis" favors moist habitats, for example near streams or on moist meadows. It builds a silken retreat in infructescences of rushes or under rocks near rivers or creeks. It will retreat there when the weather is unfavorable.

Distribution

Although it is originally restricted to the Mediterranean region, it has been occasionally found in greenhouses, for example in Cologne, Germany in 1995. Recently, it has been found in the center of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and there are records from Switzerland and Italy [Kostanjŝek & Fiŝer 2005] .

Footnotes

References

* (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. "Kosmos". ISBN 3440107469
* (2005): New records of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) for Slovenia. "Natura Sloveniae" 7(1): 5-11. [http://web.bf.uni-lj.si/bi/NATURA-SLOVENIAE/pdf/NatSlo_7_1_1.pdf PDF]
* (2008): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 9.0. "American Museum of Natural History".

External links

* Salticidae.org: [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/icius/subiner.htm Diagnostic drawings and photographs]