Sassacus vitis

Sassacus vitis is a species of jumping spider. It is native to North America, with a range spanning from Canada to Panama. These spiders are normally no larger than five millimetres, with females being much larger than males, and duller in color.[1] Because of their small size, these spiders feed primarily on small insects and flies.

Sassacus vitis
Male Sassacus vitis
Female Sassacus vitis
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S. vitis
Binomial name
Sassacus vitis
(Cockerell, 1894)
Synonyms

Dendryphantes vitis
Icius vitis
Dendryphantes melanomerus
Dendryphantes apachecus
Dendryphantes mathetes
Metaphidippus mathetes
Dendryphantes melanomerus
Metaphidippus vitis

References

  1. Richman, David B. (2008). "Revision of the jumping spider genus Sassacus (Araneae, Salticidae, Dendryphantinae) in North America" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 36 (1): 26–48. doi:10.1636/H07-03.1. ISSN 0161-8202.


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