Biology:Habronattus americanus

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Short description: Species of spider

Habronattus americanus
Habronattus americanus, male, Idaho.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Habronattus
Species:
H. americanus
Binomial name
Habronattus americanus
(Keyserling, 1885)

Habronattus americanus is a species of jumping spiders from the family Salticidae.

Description

The female spider is brown and gray, with a small color range.[1] The male spider is black coloured from top, and the male's pedipalp is red, along with parts of the legs.[2] The red color is used to attract female mates with courtship displays.[3]

Habitat

This species lives in western North America, ranging from British Columbia, Canada , in the north to California , United States , in the south. It ranges from the coast into Alberta and Montana.[4] It may reach further, but current knowledge is based only on reported sightings.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1809428 entry