Habronattus clypeatus
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Habronattus clypeatus is a species of jumping spider
which occurs in the United States
and Mexico
. Its range extends from the southern Rocky Mountains
to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental
and Sonoran Desert
. It belongs to the viridipes species group within the genus Habronattus
.
Jumping spider
The jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and about 5,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders with about 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates and use it in courtship, hunting and navigation...
which occurs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Its range extends from the southern Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico.-Setting:The range runs north to south, from just south of the Sonora–Arizona border southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins...
and Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest...
. It belongs to the viridipes species group within the genus Habronattus
Habronattus
Habronattus is a genus in the family Salticidae .-Species:* Habronattus abditus Griswold, 1987 — Mexico* Habronattus agilis — USA* Habronattus alachua Griswold, 1987 — USA...
.
External links
- Habronattus clypeatus at Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library