Aelurillus v-insignitus is a species of jumping spiders.
| Aelurillus v-insignitus | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Aelurillus |
| Species: | A. v-insignitus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aelurillus v-insignitus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Araneus litera v insignitus | |
Appearance
editThe 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 4–7 millimetres (0.16–0.28 in).
Name
editInsignitus 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". This letter was originally spelled one v above another V,[1] which could also be interpreted as a double V or W, but usually is interpreted as "V".[2]
Distribution
editA. v-insignitus occurs in the Palaearctic. It is the only Aelurillus species that occurs in northwestern Europe.
References
edit- ^ p. 121 in Clerck, C. 1757. Svenska Spindlar uti sina hufvud-slågter indelte samt under några och sextio särskildte arter beskrefne och med illuminerade figurer uplyste. - Aranei Svecici, descriptionibus et figuris æneis illustrati, ad genera subalterna redacti, speciebus ultra LX determinati. - pp. [1-8], 1-154, pl. 1-6. Stockholmiæ. (L. Salvii).
- ^ Norman I. Platnick. "The World Spider Catalog, Version 11.0". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved September 12, 2010. Salticidae
External links
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Media related to Aelurillus v-insignitus at Wikimedia Commons- Photography of male and female
- Short animation of courtship dance
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