Phidippus regius

Phidippus regius
Orange form adult female P. regius photographed in Orange County, Florida
Adult male P. regius photographed in Nassau County, Florida
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
Species:
P. regius
Binomial name
Phidippus regius
C.L.Koch, 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Phidippus purpurifer C.L.Koch, 1846
  • Attus regius Walckenaer, 1847
  • Salticus sagraeus Lucas, 1857
  • Cyrtonota regia Simon, 1864
  • Attus miniatus Peckham & Peckham, 1883
  • Phidippus miniatus Peckham & Peckham, 1888
  • Dendryphantes regius Simon, 1901
  • Dendryphantes miniatus Petrunkevitch, 1911
  • Dendryphantes morsitans Simon, 1916
  • Dendryphantes variegatus Franganillo, 1930
  • Dendryphantes variegatus var. limbatus Franganillo, 1930
  • Phidippus variegatus Murrill, 1942
  • Phidippus tullgreni Wallace, 1950
  • Dendryphantes tullgreni Roewer, 1954

Phidippus regius, commonly known as the regal jumper,[2] is a species of jumping spider found in parts of the United States and the Caribbean.[1] It is the largest species of jumping spider in eastern North America.[3]

  1. ^ a b Edwards, G.B. (2004). "Revision of the jumping spiders of the genus Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. 11. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: 54–55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-01 – via ResearchGate.
  2. ^ Breene, R. G. "Common Names Of Arachnids 2003 Fifth Edition" (PDF). American Arachnological Society p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ Edwards, G.B. (2021). "Regal jumping spider - Phidippus regius C.L. Koch". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.