Philodromus rufus pacificus is an subspecies of running crab spider native to the Pacific Northwest exclusively and endemic to the United States.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Philodromus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. r. pacificus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Philodromus rufus pacificus Banks, 1898
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Appearance
editThis spider is identified by its completely light grey eyes, a bullet-shaped abdomen, and a more spread out leg structure than their parent species. This subspecies is exclusive to the west coast of North America.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Philodromus rufus pacificus". NatureServe Explorer 2.0. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Bern, Natural History Museum. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Subspecies Philodromus rufus pacificus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Philodromus rufus pacificus Banks, 1898". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Philodromus rufus pacificus {subspecies}". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.