Aelurillus v-insignitus
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| Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757) |
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Araneus litera v insignitus |
Aelurillus v-insignitus is a species of jumping spider.
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[edit] Appearance
The male has v-shaped rows of hairs on its head and a pronounced white median stripe on its abdomen. The female is mottled brown. The spider can reach a length of between 4 and 7mm.
[edit] Name
insignitus is Latin for "signed", because of the white chevron on the back of the male spider, which is in the form of the letter "V".
[edit] Distribution
A. v-insignitus occurs in the Palearctic. It is the only Aelurillus species that occurs in northwestern Europe.
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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