Pelegrina proterva

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Pelegrina proterva
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Male
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Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pelegrina
Species:
P. proterva
Binomial name
Pelegrina proterva
(Walckenaer, 1837)

Pelegrina proterva is a species of jumping spider. It is mainly found in the eastern United States and Canada, but has been reported as far west as British Columbia and Montana. [1] [2] Males range from 3.3 to 4.2 mm in body length and females from 4.4 to 5.6 mm. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Maddison, Wayne P. (1996). "Pelegrina Franganillo and other jumping spiders formerly placed in the genus Metaphidippus (Araneae: Salticidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 154: 215–368.
  2. "Pelegrina proterva". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.