Phidippus otiosus (Hentz, 1846)
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- Phidippus otiosus
Abstract
Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America. It is primarily a tree-living species.Roach 1988 Females reach a body length of about 16 mm. Its iridescent chelicerae can range in color from purple to green.
Distribution
Phidippus otiosus naturally occurs in the southeastern United States from Florida and Texas to North Carolina.Edwards 2004 However, this species is sometimes exported with plants such as Tillandsia, and has been found in countries as remote as SwedenSalticidae.org: P. otiosus from Sweden and Germany.
Life cycle
Females position their single egg sac under the bark of oak and pine trees.Phidippus otiosus "Canopy Jumper" | Tarantulaspiders Online These are laid from December to February in South Carolina, and from January to June in Florida. The egg sac can hold anywhere from 19-150 eggs, and the spiderlings (slings) will disperse between January and February. The spiderlings mature during fall.
Name
The species name is possibly derived from Latin otium "leisure, peace, quiet" + the suffix -osus "full of, prone to", or from Ancient Greek oto- "ear", referring to the tufts of black hair. A common name for this species is Canopy Jumping Spider.
Systematics
Phidippus otiosus is grouped with the closely related species P. californicus, P. pius and P. regius in the otiosus group.bugguide.net
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- Phidippus otiosus (Hentz, 1846)