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Pantropical Jumper Spider

Plexippus paykulli

Photo by Juan Manuel
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Field Notes

Description:

Salticidae spider about 15 mm long. Female

Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Genus: Plexippus
Species: P. paykulli (Audouin, 1826)

Habitat:

Inside home, Tropical wood, lowland close to the shore.

Notes:

Synonyms

Attus paykullii Audouin, 1826
Attus ligo Walckenaer, 1837
Plexipus ligo C.L.Koch, 1846
Plexippus punctatus Karsch, 1878
Thotmes paykulli F.O.P., 1901
Menemerus crassus Hogg, 1922
Hyllus mimus Chamberlin, 1924
Sandalodes magnus Berland, 1933
Apamamia bocki Roewer, 1944
Plexippus quadriguttatus Mello-Leitão, 1946
Marpissa bengalensis Tikader, 1974
Marpissa mandali Tikader, 1974[1]

Species ID Suggestions

Pantropical Jumping Spider (Female)

Plexippus paykulli

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