Phidippus

For the suitor of Helen, see Phidippus (mythology).
Not to be confused with Phodopus.

Phidippus
Phidippus audax shows green chelicerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Phidippus
C. L. Koch, 1846[1]
Type species
Attus audax
Hentz, 1845[1]
Species

See text.

Phidippus is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1] Some of the largest jumping spiders inhabit this genus, and many species are characterized by their brilliant, iridescent green chelicerae. Phidippus is distributed almost exclusively in North America, with the exception of two exported species (Phidippus audax and Phidippus regius).[2] As of January 2021, there were about 80 described species in the genus.[1] Species previously described in Phidippus which are found in India and Bangladesh do not belong in this genus.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference WSC_g2882 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Edwards, G. B. (2004). pp. vii, 4–6.