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Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). [1] Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax and Phidippus ...
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Phidippus 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 to the spiders, and possess a very painful sting.
Phidippus audax are commonly referred to as "bold jumping spiders" or "bold jumpers". [8] The species name, audax, is a Latin adjective meaning "audacious" or "bold". [8] This name was first used to describe the species by French arachnologist Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, who described the spider as being, "very bold, often jumping on the hand which threatens it". [9]
As of June 2019 it contains forty-six species, found only in South America, Central America, and North America: [1] Metaphidippus albopilosus (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina; Metaphidippus annectans (Chamberlin, 1929) – USA; Metaphidippus apicalis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 – Mexico
Phidippus johnsoni, the red-backed jumping spider or Johnson jumping spider, is one of the largest and most commonly encountered jumping spiders of western North America. It is not to be confused with the unrelated and highly venomous redback spider ( Latrodectus hasselti ).
As of August 2019 it contains fourteen species, found in Central America, Mexico, the United States, and on the Greater Antilles: [1] Paraphidippus aurantius (Lucas, 1833) – USA to Panama, Greater Antilles; Paraphidippus basalis (Banks, 1904) – USA; Paraphidippus disjunctus (Banks, 1898) – Mexico to Costa Rica