Biology:Sitticus fasciger
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Sitticus |
| Species: | S. fasciger
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| Sitticus fasciger (Simon, 1880)[1]
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Sitticus fasciger is a species of spider from the Salticidae family indigenous to north and west Asia but now introduced to North America.[1]
Description
The spider is brownish-black coloured,[2] has 8 eyes, and is 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) in size.[3] The sexes are similar in size but the males have a small, but more slender abdomen compared to the female, with larger black palps.[4][5]
Species history
The species, originally found throughout north and west Asia,[6] is an introduced species in North America, first documented there in the 1950s or 1960s. Their success can be attributed to colonizing man-made structures, which provide refuge and camouflage for the mottled brown-and-grey spiders. This species also capitalizes on the artificial lighting found on many buildings, which attracts prey at night, thereby providing these visually-acute spiders with extended foraging opportunities.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Sitticus fasciger (Simon, 1880)", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/32734, retrieved 2018-09-19
- ↑ "Sitticus fasciger or pubescens - Sitticus". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/259993. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Sitticus fasciger Jumping Spider". Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/opoterser/3006529065. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Female Jumping Spider (Sitticus fasciger)". Minnesota Spiders. http://minnesotaspiders.blogspot.com/2009/07/female-jumping-spider-sitticus-fasciger.html. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "NOTES ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF SITTICUS FASCIGER". http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v15_n2/JoA_v15_p205.pdf.
- ↑ "Sitticus fasciger - bugguide.net". http://bugguide.net/node/view/238336. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sitticus fasciger (Simon) - jumping spider". Rkwalton. http://www.rkwalton.com/salticids/Sitticus_fasciger.php. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q596491 entry
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