Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae)

Except for two pantropical species (Edwards 1979), the jumping spider most frequently encountered in Florida is Phidippus regius C.L. Koch. This species is aptly named in terms of its size, as it is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America. The species is found in the southeastern U.S.,...

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Main Author: Glavis B. Edwards
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-09-01
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description Except for two pantropical species (Edwards 1979), the jumping spider most frequently encountered in Florida is Phidippus regius C.L. Koch. This species is aptly named in terms of its size, as it is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America. The species is found in the southeastern U.S., the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas, but is most common in peninsular Florida. This document is EENY-152 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 223), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 2000. EENY152/IN309: Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae) (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-6fa34cf134664c629279c5f0d4c69c872025-02-08T06:29:08ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092003-09-01200315Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae)Glavis B. Edwards Except for two pantropical species (Edwards 1979), the jumping spider most frequently encountered in Florida is Phidippus regius C.L. Koch. This species is aptly named in terms of its size, as it is the largest jumping spider in eastern North America. The species is found in the southeastern U.S., the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas, but is most common in peninsular Florida. This document is EENY-152 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 223), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 2000. EENY152/IN309: Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109060IN309
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title_full Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae)
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title_full_unstemmed Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae)
title_short Regal Jumping Spider, Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Arachnida: Salticidae)
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