Biology:Colonus puerperus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Colonus |
| Species: | C. puerperus
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| Colonus puerperus (Hentz, 1846)[1]
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Attus puerperus Hentz, 1846 | |
Colonus puerperus is a species of jumping spider commonly found in the eastern United States. Its range stretches along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and north to Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.[2] It is usually found in grassy areas during the warmer months of the year.[3] Adult females are between 7 and 11 mm (0.3–0.4 in) in length.[3][4] Adult males are between 5 and 7 mm (0.2–0.3 in).[2][4]
The species name is from Latin puerperus, "just having born a child" (from puer, child, and pario, give birth). This species is among the furthest jumping, if not the furthest jumping, species of jumping spiders. The maximum horizontal jump distance of a 6.2 mm male was measured at 23 cm, meaning that C. puerperus is capable of jumping up to 38 times its body length.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Colonus puerperus (Hentz, 1846)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/33152.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richman, David B.; Richard S. Vetter (2004). "A Review of the Spider Genus Thiodina (Araneae, Salticidae) in the United States". The Journal of Arachnology 32 (3): 424–426. doi:10.1636/h03-45. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/228800.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Howell, W. Mike; Ronald L. Jenkins (2004). Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide. Pearson Education. pp. 336–337.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Comstock, John Henry (1975). The Spider Book. Cornell University Press. pp. 678–679.
- ↑ Hill, D.E. (23 May 2018). "The jumping behavior of jumping spiders: a review (Araneae: Salticidae)". Peckhamia 167 (1). https://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_167.1.pdf.
External links
- Colonus puerperus at Bugguide.net
Wikidata ☰ Q27504517 entry
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