Pelegrina galathea, commonly known as the peppered jumper,[2] is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae). It is endemic to North America, occurring from Canada to Costa Rica.[1] It is normally found in sunlit, grassy areas.[3]

Pelegrina galathea
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pelegrina
Species:
P. galathea
Binomial name
Pelegrina galathea
Synonyms[1]
  • Attus galathea Walckenaer, 1826; nom. nud.
  • Attus galathea Walckenaer, 1837
  • Attus nubilus Hentz, 1846
  • Attus parvus Hentz, 1846
  • Euophrys leucophaea C.L. Koch, 1846
  • Frigga leucophaea (C.L. Koch, 1846)
  • Icius crassiventer Keyserling, 1885
  • Dendryphantes ornatus Banks, 1892
  • Zygoballus parvus (Hentz, 1846)
  • Metaphidippus digitatus F.O. P-Cambridge, 1901
  • Metaphidippus nubilus (Hentz, 1846)
  • Dendryphantes nubilus (Hentz, 1846)
  • Beata digitata (F.O. P-Cambridge, 1901)
  • Dendryphantes digitatus (F.O. P-Cambridge, 1901)
  • Metaphidippus galathea (Walckenaer, 1826)
  • Phidippus galathea (Walckenaer, 1826)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Taxon details Pelegrina galathea (Walckenaer, 1837)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ^ "Common Names of Arachnids (2003)" (PDF) (5th ed.). The American Arachnological Society. 2003. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ Maddison, Wayne (January 1995). "Pelegrina galathea (Walckenaer 1837)". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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