Plexippus petersi | |
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Male on a human finger | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Plexippus |
Species: | P. petersi
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Binomial name | |
Plexippus petersi (Karsch, 1878)
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Plexippus petersi is a species of jumping spider native to Asia that has been introduced to Africa and Pacific islands.[1] The male is between 6 and 10 mm (0.24 and 0.39 in) in length, and the female is around 10 millimetres (0.39 in). This spider is commonly known as the tropical flycatcher[2] or small zebra jumper.[3]