Attulus pubescens
Attulus pubescens is a species of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). Until 2017, it was known as Sitticus pubescens.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Attulus |
| Species: | A. pubescens |
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Description
Females have a body length of up to about 5 mm (3⁄16 in), males being slightly shorter at around 4 mm (5⁄32 in), with a smaller abdomen. Both are darkish in colour with variable white markings. Identification is based on the precise structure of the female epigyne and the male palpal bulb.[2]
Distribution and habitat
A. pubescens is native to Europe (including England and Wales[2]), and from North Africa through to Turkey and Afghanistan. It has been introduced to the United States.[1] The species is often associated with people, being found on walls and fences and sometimes inside houses. Away from dwellings, it is also found under stones and on tree trunks.[2]
References
- "Taxon details Hypositticus pubescens (Fabricius, 1775)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-06-27
- Roberts, Michael J. (1995). Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. London: HarperCollins. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-00-219981-0.
