Pelegrina galathea

Pelegrina galathea, commonly known as the peppered jumper,[2] is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae). It is endemic to North America, occurring from Canada to Costa Rica.[1] It is normally found in sunlit, grassy areas.[3]

Pelegrina galathea
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pelegrina
Species:
P. galathea
Binomial name
Pelegrina galathea
Synonyms[1]
  • Attus galathea Walckenaer, 1826; nom. nud.
  • Attus galathea Walckenaer, 1837
  • Attus nubilus Hentz, 1846
  • Attus parvus Hentz, 1846
  • Euophrys leucophaea C.L. Koch, 1846
  • Frigga leucophaea (C.L. Koch, 1846)
  • Icius crassiventer Keyserling, 1885
  • Dendryphantes ornatus Banks, 1892
  • Zygoballus parvus (Hentz, 1846)
  • Metaphidippus digitatus F.O. P-Cambridge, 1901
  • Metaphidippus nubilus (Hentz, 1846)
  • Dendryphantes nubilus (Hentz, 1846)
  • Beata digitata (F.O. P-Cambridge, 1901)
  • Dendryphantes digitatus (F.O. P-Cambridge, 1901)
  • Metaphidippus galathea (Walckenaer, 1826)
  • Phidippus galathea (Walckenaer, 1826)

References
  1. "Taxon details Pelegrina galathea (Walckenaer, 1837)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. "Common Names of Arachnids (2003)" (PDF) (5th ed.). The American Arachnological Society. 2003. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. Maddison, Wayne (January 1995). "Pelegrina galathea (Walckenaer 1837)". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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