Pseudeuophrys erratica

Pseudeuophrys erratica
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Euophryinae
Genus:	Pseudeuophrys
Species:	P. erratica
Binomial name
Pseudeuophrys erratica (Walckenaer, 1826)
Synonyms
Attus erraticus Salticus agilis Salticus gracilis Euophrys tigrina Attus tigrinus Attus gracilis Salticus distinctus Ino tigrina Ino gracilis Euophrys gracilis Euophrys agilis Euophrys callida Attus affaber Euophrys erratica Euophrys misera Pseudeuophrys callida

Pseudeuophrys erratica is a species of jumping spider that is distributed throughout Europe, although it is not common. P. erratica is normally found under the bark of trees or under rocks on forest fringes. The very similar looking P. lanigera is much more abundant, and is almost only found in or near buildings.^[1]

Description

Males reach a body length of three to four millimeters, with females up to five mm. Adults can be found in spring and summer, females also in autumn.

Distribution

P. erratica is distributed in the Palearctic from Ireland to Spain and Japan, and has been introduced to the USA.

Notes

1. Bellmann 1997

References

• Bellmann, Heiko (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10746-9
• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• Diagnostic drawings of P. erratica