Eris flava is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the eastern United States, Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.[1][2] The male can be distinguished from Eris militaris by its band of white scales across the clypeus.[2]
Eris flava | |
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Male in Florida | |
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Female in Florida | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Eris |
Species: | E. flava
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Binomial name | |
Eris flava (Peckham & Peckham, 1888)
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References
edit- ^ "Eris flava". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b Maddison, Wayne (1986). "Distinguishing the jumping spiders Eris militaris and Eris flava in North America (Araneae: Salticidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 93. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 141–149.
External links
edit- Media related to Eris flava at Wikimedia Commons