Biology:Phidippus pius

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Short description: Species of spider

Phidippus pius
Adult female Phidippus pius - 51356025654.jpg
Adult female P. pius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Phidippus
Species:
P. pius
Binomial name
Phidippus pius
Scheffer, 1905

Phidippus pius is a species of jumping spider that is found in Central America and North America. Its range extends from the Eastern United States (excluding New England), west to Arizona, and south to Costa Rica.[1][2] The color pattern of this species varies. Females are yellow to orange while males are orange to red.[2]

Name

The species name is derived from the Latin word pius or "pious", meaning dutiful, godly, or holy.

Gallery

References

  1. "Phidippus pius". http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/31850. Retrieved 18 August 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Edwards, G. B. (2003). "Revision of the Jumping Spiders of the Genus Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae)". Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods 11. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2378900 entry