- Phidippus cardinalis
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Phidippus cardinalis Adult female Cardinal Jumper (ca. 15 mm long) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Genus: Phidippus Species: P. cardinalis Binomial name Phidippus cardinalis
(Hentz, 1845)Synonyms Attus cardinalis
Attus rufus
Phidippus bivittatus
Attus m'cookii
Phidippus ruber
Phidippus mccooki
Phidippus aureopilosus
Dendryphantes ruber
Dendryphantes cardinalis
Phidippus oaklandensis
Dendryphantes aureopilosus
Dendryphantes mccooki
Phidippus maccockiPhidippus cardinalis is a species of jumping spider. It is commonly called Cardinal jumper. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps in the genus Dasymutilla (commonly known as "velvet ants"); several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration, and possess a very painful sting.[1]
Distribution
P. cardinalis occurs in USA and Mexico, and possibly Panama.
External links
- Photographs of P. cardinalis
- Diagnostic drawings
- Taxonomic references
- Roach, S. H. 1988. Reproductive periods of Phidippus species (Araneae, Salticidae) in South Carolina. J. Arachnol., 16:95-101 (pdf)
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