Phidippus
Genus of spiders in the family Salticidae
Phidippus jumping spiders ).[ 1] chelicerae . Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America , with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax Phidippus regius [ 2] [update] [ 1] Phidippus which are found in India and Bangladesh do not belong in this genus.[ 2]
Name
The genus name is likely derived from Cicero 's speech Pro Rege Deiotaro (Speech in Behalf of King Deiotarus): Phidippus was a slave who was physician to King Deiotaros .[ 3] Ancient Greek .[ 4]
Species
Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax ) with a cutworm (tribe Noctuini ) and then lost to ants (Family Formicidae ) As of January 2021[update] World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[ 1]
Phidippus adonis Edwards , 2004Mexico Phidippus adumbratus Gertsch , 1934Phidippus aeneidens Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruPhidippus albocinctus Caporiacco, 1947 – GuyanaPhidippus amans Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus albulatus F. O. P-Cambridge , 1901Phidippus apacheanus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929Cuba Phidippus ardens Peckham & Peckham , 1901Phidippus arizonensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) – United States, MexicoPhidippus asotus Chamberlin & Ivie , 1933 – United States, MexicoPhidippus audax (Hentz , 1845) – North America, introduced in Hawaii , Nicobar Islands Phidippus aureus Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus bengalensis Tikader, 1977 – IndiaPhidippus bhimrakshiti Gajbe, 2004 – IndiaPhidippus bidentatus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 – United States to Costa Rica Phidippus birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1944 – ArgentinaPhidippus boei Edwards, 2004 – United States, MexicoPhidippus borealis Banks, 1895 – United States, Canada , Alaska Phidippus calcuttaensis Biswas, 1984 – IndiaPhidippus californicus Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – North AmericaPhidippus cardinalis (Hentz, 1845) – United States, MexicoPhidippus carneus Peckham & Peckham, 1896 – United States, MexicoPhidippus carolinensis Peckham & Peckham, 1909 – United States, MexicoPhidippus cerberus Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus clarus Keyserling , 1885Phidippus comatus Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – North AmericaPhidippus concinnus Gertsch, 1934 – United StatesPhidippus cruentus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1901 – MexicoPhidippus cryptus Edwards, 2004 – United States, CanadaPhidippus dianthus Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus exlineae Caporiacco, 1955 – VenezuelaPhidippus felinus Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus georgii Peckham & Peckham, 1896 – Mexico to El Salvador Phidippus guianensis Caporiacco, 1947 – GuyanaPhidippus hingstoni Mello-Leitão, 1948 – GuyanaPhidippus insignarius C. L. Koch, 1846 – United StatesPhidippus johnsoni (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) – North AmericaPhidippus kastoni Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus khandalaensis Tikader, 1977 – IndiaPhidippus lynceus Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus maddisoni Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus majumderi Biswas, 1999 – BangladeshPhidippus mimicus Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus morpheus Edwards, 2004 – United States, MexicoPhidippus mystaceus (Hentz, 1846) – United StatesPhidippus nikites Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United States, MexicoPhidippus octopunctatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) – United States, MexicoPhidippus olympus Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus otiosus (Hentz, 1846) – United StatesPhidippus pacosauritus Edwards, 2020 – MexicoPhidippus phoenix Edwards, 2004 – United States, MexicoPhidippus pius Scheffer, 1905 – United States to Costa RicaPhidippus pompatus Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus princeps (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) – United States, CanadaPhidippus pruinosus Peckham & Peckham, 1909 – United StatesPhidippus punjabensis Tikader, 1974 – IndiaPhidippus purpuratus Keyserling, 1885 – United States, CanadaPhidippus putnami (Peckham & Peckham, 1883) – United StatesPhidippus regius C. L. Koch, 1846 (United States, West Indies, Easter Island – introduced)Phidippus richmani Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus tenuis (Kraus, 1955) – El SalvadorPhidippus texanus Banks, 1906 – United States, MexicoPhidippus tigris Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus tirapensis Biswas & Biswas, 2006 – IndiaPhidippus toro Edwards, 1978 – United States, MexicoPhidippus tux Pinter, 1970 – United States, MexicoPhidippus tyrannus Edwards, 2004 – United States, MexicoPhidippus tyrrelli Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – North AmericaPhidippus ursulus Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus venus Edwards, 2004 – MexicoPhidippus vexans Edwards, 2004 – United StatesPhidippus whitmani Peckham & Peckham, 1909 – United States, CanadaPhidippus workmani Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – United StatesPhidippus yashodharae Tikader, 1977 – India (Andaman Is.)Phidippus zebrinus Mello-Leitão, 1945 – ArgentinaPhidippus zethus Edwards, 2004 – Mexico
Misplaced species
In addition to the species above, several species have been misplaced in the genus (according to Edwards' revision) but have yet to be transferred to other genera.[ 2]
Phidippus aeneidens Taczanowski, 1878 – PeruPhidippus albocinctus Caporiacco, 1947 – GuyanaPhidippus bengalensis Tikader, 1977 – IndiaPhidippus bhimrakshiti Gajbe, 2004 – IndiaPhidippus birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1944 – ArgentinaPhidippus calcuttaensis Biswas, 1984 – IndiaPhidippus exlineae Caporiacco, 1955 – VenezuelaPhidippus guianensis Caporiacco, 1947 – GuyanaPhidippus hingstoni Mello-Leitão, 1948 – GuyanaPhidippus khandalaensis Tikader, 1977 – IndiaPhidippus majumderi Biswas, 1999 – BangladeshPhidippus punjabensis Tikader, 1974 – IndiaPhidippus tenuis Kraus, 1955 – El SalvadorPhidippus tirapensis Biswas & Biswas, 2006 – IndiaPhidippus yashodharae Tikader, 1977 – Andaman Is.Phidippus zebrinus Mello-Leitão, 1945 – Argentina
References
Bibliography
Gardner, B.T. (1965): Observations on Three Species of Phidippus Jumping Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae). Psyche PDF (P. californicus = P. coccineus , P. apacheanus , P. octopunctatus = P. opifex )Ubick, D., Paquin, P., Cushing, P.E. and Roth, V. (editors) (2005): Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. American Arachnological Society ISBN 0-9771439-0-2 Edwards, G.B. (2004): Revision of the jumping spiders of the genus Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods 11 : i-viii, 1–156, 350 figs.
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David Edwin Hill: Portrait of feeding female Phidippus audax – Video
David Edwin Hill: Variable female forms of the jumping spider Phidippus clarus – Video
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