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Jumping Spider
Paraphidippus aurantius
16.7353, -92.6407
Field Notes
Description:
Tiny ferocious looking black and white Jumping Spider with a metallic green sheen on the upper abdomen. This is the adult male. Males and females are quite different in appearance and size. He was found on the same bush as the female on the same day. For the female, see this spotting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2037416002/fullscreen.
Habitat:
Abandoned lot, semi-urban area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
Notes:
Many thanks to Don Cadle and David Hill for the identification of this species (both the male and the female). According to David Hill "Paraphidippus aurantius is a widely distributed tropical to subtropical species found as far south as Panama. These also come with white to light brown scales. I have seen all of these colour forms here in South Carolina. This paper shows the white form, compared to Lurio solennis." http://www.peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_128.1.pdf
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